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Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850
Black Potatoes The Story of the Great Irish Famine 18451850
Author: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people. — Over the next five years, the blight attacked again and again. These years are known today as the Great Irish Famine, a time when one million people died from st...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780618002719
ISBN-10: 0618002715
Publication Date: 10/29/2001
Pages: 160
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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