| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
43, 5 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [48]). |
| Contents |
The great hunger: 1845-1852 -- The people -- The houses and the land -- Potatoes and the blight -- Searching for food -- Starvation -- Fever -- The poorhouse -- Soup kitchens -- Relief works -- Eviction -- Emigration and the ships -- Those who stayed -- One who left. |
| Summary |
Recounts through quotations from Irish citizens the devastating effects of the great Irish potato famine (the Great Hunger) of 1845-52, the worst disaster of the 19th century. More than a quarter of the country's 8 million people had either starved to death, died of disease, or immigrated to other lands. For ages 9-12. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.8 1.0 60792. |
| Subject |
Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852 -- Juvenile literature.
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Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852.
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| Added Author |
Lyons, Mary E.
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| ISBN |
0689842260 |
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