Description
Between 1845 and 1855, nearly 1.5 million Irish women, men, and children sailed to America to escape the Great Famine, triggered by successive years of potato blight. The famine and resulting emigration had a profound impact not only on the history of Ireland, but on that of England and North America as well. This volume of original essays commemorates the 150th anniversary of these epochal events and sheds new light on both the consequences of the famine and experience of the Irish in America.
Author: Arthur Gribben
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 02/16/1999
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781558491731
ISBN10: 1558491732
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
- History | United States | 19th Century
- History | Europe | Ireland
Author: Arthur Gribben
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 02/16/1999
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781558491731
ISBN10: 1558491732
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
- History | United States | 19th Century
- History | Europe | Ireland
About the Author
Arthur Gribben teaches English at California State University, Northridge.Ruth-Ann M. Harris is adjunct professor of history and Irish studies at Boston College.