The great famine and the Irish diaspora in America
1999, First Edition. Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press. Near fine paperback copy; wrapper edges very slightly dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #476226
ISBN: 1558491732
Physical description; x, 268 pages ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Women and the great famine / Patricia Lysaght – A Tory periodical in a time of famine / Wayne Hall – Alexis Soyer and the Irish famine / Jillian Strang and Joyce Toomre – The transfer of land and the emergence of the graziers during the famine period / David S. Jones – The great famine / Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin – Grosse Île / Michael Quigley – The famine beat / Neil Hogan – Revenge for Skibbereen / Kerby Miller – The pauper and the politician / Kerby A. Miller and Bruce D. Boling – The famine and collective memory / Mick Mulcrone – The great famine / Christine Kinealy. Subjects; Famines – Ireland – History – 19th century. Irish Americans – History. Ireland – Emigration and immigration – History – 19th century. Irish diaspora – History. Ireland – History – Famine, 1845-1852.
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