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Black '47: Britain and the Famine Irish
F. Neal
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hardcover. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 545.
The Irish Famine of 1845-49 was a major modern catastrophe. The return of the potato blight in 1846 triggered a huge exodus of destitute Irish seeking refuge in British towns and 1847 witnessed an unprecedented inflow of Irish refugees into Britain. This book examines the scale of that refugee immigration, the conditions under which the refugees were carried to Britain, the relief operations mounted, the horrors of the typhus epidemic in Liverpool, Glasgow, Manchester, South Wales and the North-East, and the financial cost to the British ratepayers.
The Irish Famine of 1845-49 was a major modern catastrophe. The return of the potato blight in 1846 triggered a huge exodus of destitute Irish seeking refuge in British towns and 1847 witnessed an unprecedented inflow of Irish refugees into Britain. This book examines the scale of that refugee immigration, the conditions under which the refugees were carried to Britain, the relief operations mounted, the horrors of the typhus epidemic in Liverpool, Glasgow, Manchester, South Wales and the North-East, and the financial cost to the British ratepayers.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Language
English
Condition
New
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312176624
SKU
V9780312176624
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About F. Neal
Frank Neal
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