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The Great Hunger : Ireland: 1845-1849
The Great Hunger Ireland 18451849
Author: Cecil Woodham-Smith
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ISBN-13: 9780140145151
ISBN-10: 014014515X
Publication Date: 9/1/1992
Pages: 528
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  • Currently 4.7/5 Stars.
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4.7 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
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dnhowarth avatar reviewed The Great Hunger : Ireland: 1845-1849 on + 174 more book reviews
The story of the Irish potato famine of the 1840s in all of its gruesome detail: a million dead; governmental neglect of the crisis; reliance of the wealthy upon economic solutions. Mrs. Woodham-Smith writes as an accomplished historian; he other well-known work is "The Reason Why", a history of the charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War. If you are Irish, then this is the story of why our ancestors came to America.
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I can't repost this book. I have read it before and I wanted the book for my library. Terrific book on the subject.