The great famine : Ireland's agony, 1845-1852 / Ciarán Ó Murchadha
Ó Murchadha, Ciarán
From MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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From MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 12, 2005
About this Item
Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 252 pages. Contents: Cover; Contents; Preface; Prologue; 1 An Emerging People: The Pre-Famine Irish; 2 A Long Farewell to the White Potatoes: The Coming of the Blight; 3 One Wide Waste of Putrefying Vegetation: The Second Failure of the Potato; 4 The Blessed Effects of Political Economy: Public Works and Soup Kitchens; 5 Emaciated Frames and Livid Countenances: From Fever Pandemic to Amended Poor Law; 6 Asylum by the Neighbouring Ditches: The Famine Clearances; 7 Leaving this Land of Plagues: The Famine Emigrations; 8 Exiled from Humanity: The Later Years of the Famine; 9 The Murdered Sleeping Silently: Aftermath Source Notes; Bibliography; Index. Subjects: 19th century. Famines History. Potatoes History. Famines Ireland History 19th century. Famines Ireland History 19th century; Sources. Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900. Social & cultural history. History Modern 19th Century. Emigration and Immigration history. Great Famine. Genre: Illustrated. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 336326
Bibliographic Details
Title: The great famine : Ireland's agony, 1845-...
Publisher: London, England ; New York, New York : Continuum
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition.
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