Subtitle
Ireland 1845 - 1849
"The story of the Potato Famine of the 1840's which killed one million Irish peasants and sent hundreds of thousands to the new world". Thousands sailed for America and Canada.
Irish immigrants came to be regarded as a danger to the health of the community and a burden on society.
This edition of the book was published by Old Town Books in 1989
Publisher
Old Town Books, a divisio of Marboro Books Corporation, by arranement with Harper & Row, Publishers
Alt ID
62011223 - 1st edition
Collection
Lawrence History Center Library
Author
Woodham-Smith, Cecil
Rights
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