Martin Sheridan: Mayo’s Famous Son 1881-1918: A Forensic Account of an Irish NYPD officer’s sporting success

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The book chronicles Martin Sheridan’s life from his birth to his death in 1918 from the Spanish Flu pandemic. An athlete, a famous Olympian, a New York policeman, a staunch nationalist and an advocate of the diverse nationalities with whom he competed. The book focuses on the social, economic, cultural, political and religious, ethos of the time.