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Book Review of How the Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History)

How the Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History)
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A wonderful telling of Ireland's part in keeping the writings of antiquity from disappearing, from the collapse of the Roman Empire to the middle ages. The first of the "Hinges of History" series, makes me wish my history teachers had been as captivating as Cahill.