Summary: The conclusion of the story of Ireland's Great Famine is the beginning of another vast saga-the story of a million Irish men, women, and children who left their country rather than face death and destitution at home.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This program sets the stage for the coming disaster by examining the state of Ireland as the famine was about to begin, and explains why the humble potato had such a devastating effect.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: This program follows in the steps of the reporters from the London Illustrated News who provided posterity with contemporary illustrations and horrifying eyewitness accounts by neutral observers to document the true horror of the famine.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: In this program, we meet some of the leading players to see what was and was not done that might have prevented the catastrophe, or its extent, and to relieve its effects.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010