Hinges of History How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieva, Book 01, (Paperback)

from ashergabbay

This weekend I finally got around to reading How the Irish Saved Civilization, by Thomas Cahill. This book, originally published in 1995, is the first in a series by Cahill called Hinges of History...

from davidpwithun

Before reading this book I had heard from quite a few people that it was a great read. They were wrong; it was better than great! The description of St. Augustine and his later, unfortunate, influe...

from jchancel

I generally do not like to read nonfiction. I find that most nonfiction authors merely state facts. Cahill is different. Although some may argue that his enthusiasm and sarcasm detract from the aca...

from wagner.sarah35

High marks for focusing on a little-known period of history - the time between the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the High Middle Ages. I did feel that it took the author a while to get to hi...

from misskate

Very revealing on a personal level. I discovered a good deal of my "irishness" in the descriptions of the people. Made me rather proud of the tenacity of the monastaries in preserving early writing...