The Famine Ships

The Famine Ships
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 9781408884003
ISBN-13 : 1408884003
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Book Synopsis The Famine Ships by : Edward Laxton

Download or read book The Famine Ships written by Edward Laxton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ___________________ 'A splendid book' - Irish Times Between 1846 and 1851, the Great Famine claimed more than a million Irish lives. The Famine Ships tells the story of the courage and determination of those who crossed the Atlantic in leaky, overcrowded sailing ships and made new lives for themselves, among them William Ford, father of Henry Ford, and twenty-six-year-old Patrick Kennedy, great-grandfather of John F. Kennedy.


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