text The graves are walking : the great famine and the saga of the Irish people
- Summary
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Describes the Great Irish Potato Famine that began in 1845 and discusses how the combined forces of bacterial infection, political greed, and religious intolerance started a disaster that killed twice as many people as died during the American Civil War.
- Contents
- The savage shore : three Englishmen in Ireland -- The news from Ireland -- "The Irish can live on anything" -- Want -- The hanging of Bryan Serry -- The lord of providence -- The great and glorious cause of Ireland -- The mandate of heaven -- A se... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- xii, 397 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- Publisher
- Henry Holt 2012
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 941.5081 KEL in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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| TADL-WOOD | 941.5081 KEL in Adult Non-fiction | Available |