| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxv, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Irish studies |
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Irish studies (Syracuse, N.Y.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-344) and index. |
| Contents |
Chronology -- Prologue -- Puritan beginnings on the Vermont frontier -- Social gospels, garrets, and cellars : the New York years, 1831-44 -- An errand in the wilderness : Nicholson in Ireland in 1844 -- "A city on a hill," 1845 -- "If this cup may not pass away from me" : Nicholson begins her famine mission -- "Misery without mask" : Mayo in the winter of 1847-48 -- Back to Cork : "Ireland, I love thee still," 1848 -- Peace and progress, 1848-52 : Nicholson in the UK and on the Continent -- Peace and progress, 1850-51 : lights and shades of Ireland -- Last years -- Afterword. |
| Summary |
"It takes one extraordinary mind to know another, and Maureen Murphy’s story of Asenath Nicholson proves it. Had Murphy not unearthed and revealed the tale of Nicholson’s tireless courage and intelligent kindness toward the Irish during the Great Famine, we would not know of a remarkable woman or of a time, place and people indispensable to history. Meticulously researched, beautifully written, Compassionate Stranger is a gift to scholarship, literature, Ireland, and to readers everywhere who seek to understand both the hardship and nobility of the poor." —Roger Rosenblatt, essayist for Time magazine and PBS NewsHour. |
| Subject |
Nicholson, Asenath, 1792-1855.
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Missionaries -- United States -- 19th century -- Biography.
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Philanthropists -- United States -- 19th century -- Biography.
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Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852.
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Nicholson, Asenath, 1792-1855. (OCoLC)fst00247170
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Famine (Ireland : 1845-1852) (OCoLC)fst01353092
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Missionaries. (OCoLC)fst01023720
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Philanthropists. (OCoLC)fst01060593
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Ireland. (OCoLC)fst01205427
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
Asenath Nicholson and the Great Irish Famine |
| ISBN |
9780815610441 (cloth) |
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0815610440 (cloth) |
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9780815652892 (e-book) |
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0815652895 (e-book) |
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