Sonneborn, Liz

The great Irish famine Liz Sonneborn - New York Chelsea House 2011 - 124 p. ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. - Milestones in modern world history .

Includes bibliography references and Index

Skibbereen -- Before the famine -- The blight -- The crisis grows -- Starvation and disease -- Feeding the hungry -- Leaving Ireland -- Eviction -- The late years -- Legacy of the great Irish famine.

In September 1845, the farmers of Ireland made a chilling discovery-much of their potato crop was black, mushy, and rotten.

9781604139181 (hardcover) 1604139188 (hardcover)

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Famines--History--Ireland--19th century


Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852

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