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Book Reviews of The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845 1849

The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845 1849
The Great Hunger Ireland 1845 1849
Author: Cecil Blanche Woodham Smith
ISBN-13: 9780060147402
ISBN-10: 0060147407
Publication Date: 6/1962
Pages: 510
Rating:
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3 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Harpercollins
Book Type: Hardcover
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buzzby avatar reviewed The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845 1849 on + 6062 more book reviews
Pretty distressing reading. Heavy on the English Politics (the famine mixed with the Corn Law repeals), not much on the science of the potato blight. Not many heroes in this story. I ended up skimming the last pages, pretty depressing.