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The graves are walking the great famine and the saga of the Irish people

This compelling new look at one of the worst disasters to strike humankind--the Great Irish Potato Famine--provides fresh material and analysis on the role that nineteenth-century evangelical Protestantism played in shaping British policies and on Britain's attempt to use the famine to reshape Irish...

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Main Author: Kelly, John, 1945-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2012.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Ireland > History > Famine, 1845-1852.
Irish > Migrations > History > 19th century.
Ireland > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Famines > Ireland > History > 19th century.
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Summary:This compelling new look at one of the worst disasters to strike humankind--the Great Irish Potato Famine--provides fresh material and analysis on the role that nineteenth-century evangelical Protestantism played in shaping British policies and on Britain's attempt to use the famine to reshape Irish society and character.
Physical Description:397 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780805091847
080509184X
Author Notes:John Kelly is the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time and Three on the Edge: The Stories of Ordinary American Families in Search of a Medical Miracle . He has written about medicine, history, and psychology for many years. He lives in New York City and Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

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