Great Hunger Ireland: 1845-1849

Name: Great Hunger Ireland: 1845-1849
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ISBN: 9780140145151

ISBN-10: 014014515X

ISBN-13: 9780140145151

Edition: 1991 (Reprint)

Authors: Cecil Woodham-Smith, Cecil Smith

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The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove as many more to emigrate to America. It may not have been the result of deliberate government policy, yet British obtuseness, short-sightedness and ignorance and stubborn commitment to laissez-faire solutions largely caused the disaster and prevented any serious efforts to relieve suffering. The continuing impact on Anglo-Irish relations was incalculable, the immediate human cost almost inconceivable. In this vivid and disturbing book Cecil Woodham-Smith provides the definitive account.A moving and terrible book. It combines great literary power with…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/1/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 5.28" wide x 7.72" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English