Bibliograph

The famine ships, the Irish exodus to America, Edward Laxton

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The famine ships, the Irish exodus to America, Edward Laxton

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The famine ships

Oclc number

41020668

Responsibility statement

Edward Laxton

Sub title

the Irish exodus to America

Summary

This sets out to capture one part of the human dimension of the mid-19th century failures of the Irish potato crop: the mass emigration to the United States and the stories of the ships which carried the Irish fleeing their homeland. Relying on official reports and newspaper clippings, the author traces the individual voyages from Irish ports as well as from Liverpool, which became a favorite point of embarkation

Table Of Contents

From Dublin's Fair City -- Catholic Persecution -- Land of the Free -- Hunger and Exile -- The Voyage of the Jamestown and Others -- The Fords of Fairlane -- Absentee Landlords -- In Widow McCormack's Cabbage Patch -- A Noble Rescue -- Comfort for the Convicts -- Joy of My Heart -- Surviving the Icebergs -- Flags for Convenience -- On the Way to the White House -- The Famine Ships Sail Again -- A Miraculous Escape -- Life in America -- From Wexford to Wexford -- The Smallest in the Famine Fleet -- The Absence of Evidence -- Finding a Scapegoat -- Ship's Cook for a Shilling -- The Brave Men of Nantucket -- Ireland Forever

Target audience

adult

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