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The Irish Potato Famine
Dennis Brindell Fradin
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Dennis Brindell Fradin
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Dennis Brindell Fradin
Brindell Fradin
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Copyright © 2012 Marshall Cavendish Corporation
Published by Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
An imprint of Marshall Cavendish Corporation
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fradin, Dennis B.
The Irish potato famine / by Dennis Fradin.
p. cm. — (Great escapes)
Summary: “Provides comprehensive information on the history leading up to
the Irish potato famine, presents accounts of narrow escapes, and discusses
the legacy of the event”—Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60870-473-6 (print) ISBN 978-1-60870-694-5 (ebook)
1. Ireland—History—Famine, 1845-1852—Juvenile literature. 2.
Escapes--Ireland—History—19th century—Juvenile literature. 3. Disaster
victims—Ireland—History—19th century—Juvenile literature. 4.
Irish—Migrations—History—19th century—Juvenile literature. 5.
Ireland—Emigration and immigration—History—19th century—Juvenile
literature. I. Title.
DA950.7.F73 2012
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Introduction: “Living, Walking Ghosts”. . . . . . . 4
ONE: The Roots of the Famine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
TWO: The Irish Potato Famine. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
THREE: Escape from the Great Famine . . . . . 34
FOUR: The Irish Diaspora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
FIVE: Meanwhile, Back in Ireland . . . . . . . . . . 56
Time Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Further Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Irish peasant families, who relied
on the potato to sustain them
from one harvest to the next, were
devastated by the famine.
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