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The Great Hunger: Ireland: 1845-1849
The Great Hunger Ireland 1845-1849
Author: Cecil Woodham-Smith
The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove as many more to emigrate to America. It may not have been the result of deliberate government policy, yet British 'obtuseness, short-sightedness and ignorance' - and stubborn commitment to laissez-faire 'solutions' ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780451021816
ISBN-10: 0451021819
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Publisher: Signet
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