{"product_id":"the-irish-famine-a-documentary-history-9780907328247","title":"The Irish Famine: A Documentary History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Irish Famine of 1845-52 was the greatest catastrophe in recorded Irish history. It was caused by the repeated failure of the potato crop, the main food source of the poorer classes. The failure resulted in hunger, starvation, and ultimately death or emigration for a quarter of the population - one million died and over a million emigrated. The emigrants formed the main basis for the Irish diaspora in Britain, the United States, Canada, and Australia.\u003cbr\u003eThis source-book documents the course of the calamity by means of contemporary newspaper reports, workhouse records, maps, statistics, and engravings. The texts reveal the attitudes and prejudices of Prime Ministers, administrators and landlords; the first-hand experiences of those involved in relief efforts; and the trauma and tribulations of the victims.\u003cbr\u003eThe documents are set in context and a running story-line guides the reader as the tragedy unfolds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noel Kissane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Library of Ireland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.98h x 8.41w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780907328247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNoel Kissane is the National Library's education Officer and holds a doctorate in medieval studies from the National University of Ireland. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Face\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), and \u003ci\u003eParnell-A Documentary History\u003c\/i\u003e (1991). He has also compiled the National Library series of folders of historical documents for use in schools, and had edited the award-winning \u003ci\u003eTreasures from the National Library of Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e (1994).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"National Library of Ireland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40618892394611,"sku":"9.78091E+12","price":28.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ef74928b-a7b7-4d16-9c09-c4063e3cf1ad.jpg?v=1670425598","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-irish-famine-a-documentary-history-9780907328247","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}