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The Great Famine: Ireland's Potato Famine, 1845-1851
Hardcover
Written in conjunction with a television series commemorating the 150th anniversary of the famine, this book paints a realistic picture of the background of the day: the feudal structure of the country with its many estates owned by Anglo-Irish landlords whose tenants and small holders struggled to survive, Catholic and Anglican priests quarreling over details of dogma while the poor starved around them, press reports of the suffering in the face of which the governor and people of England showed a massive lack of concern. The book serves as an excellent primer and is richly illustrated with photographs, drawings and cartoons of the day
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Author:
John Percival
Price:
$24.95
Item #: 098122
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Publication type: General Reference
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