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Irish
John Burrowes
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Description for Irish
Paperback. No bigger story has occurred in Glasgow than the coming of the Irish. "Irish" tells how Glasgow would not have become the powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution had it not been for the labours and skills of the tens of thousands who flooded in during and following Ireland's Great Famine. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 318.
Irish is the story of the mass migration from Ireland to Glasgow that took place in the wake of the Great Famine of the mid-nineteenth century. It is an epic account of the coming together of a nation and a city. This is the tale of those who escaped a nightmare existence in the poorest and most deprived country in Europe and changed the city of Glasgow forever. Irish brings to life the horrot of those grim days and reveals the unimaginable suffering endured as a result of the Potatoe Blight. It describes in vivid detail the hazards and hardships ... Read more
Irish is the story of the mass migration from Ireland to Glasgow that took place in the wake of the Great Famine of the mid-nineteenth century. It is an epic account of the coming together of a nation and a city. This is the tale of those who escaped a nightmare existence in the poorest and most deprived country in Europe and changed the city of Glasgow forever. Irish brings to life the horrot of those grim days and reveals the unimaginable suffering endured as a result of the Potatoe Blight. It describes in vivid detail the hazards and hardships ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781840188516
SKU
V9781840188516
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-41
About John Burrowes
John Burrowes is a journalist and author of several books including Great Glasgow Stories, Great Glasgow Stories II, Glasgow: Tales of the City and Benny: The life and Times of a Fighting Legend.
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