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The famine ships : the Irish exodus to America

Between 1846 and 1851, more than one million people - the famine emigrants - sailed from Ireland to America. Never before had the world witnessed such an exodus. Now, 150 years later, The Famine Ships tells the story of the courage and determination of those who crossed the Atlantic in leaky, overcr...

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Main Author: Laxton, Edward.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt, 1997.
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects and Genres:
Irish Americans > History > 19th century.
Immigrants > United States > History > 19th century.
Famines > Ireland > History > 19th century.
Ocean travel > History > 19th century.
Ireland > History > Famine, 1845-1852.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Ireland > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
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Call Number: E 184 .I6 L39 1997
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