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Author McMahon, Cian T., author.

Title The coffin ship : life and death at sea during the Great Irish Famine / Cian T. McMahon.

Publication Info. New York : NYU Press, [2021]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  304.809415 M227c 2021    ---  Available
1 copy being processed for Axe Acquisitions Order.
Description 315 pages : illustrations (black & white), charts ; 24 cm.
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series The Glucksman Irish diaspora series
Glucksman Irish diaspora series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-298) and index.
Contents Preparation -- Embarkation -- Life -- Death -- Arrival -- Conclusion.
Summary "This book uses the letters and diaries of the emigrants themselves to paint a vivid, new portrait of Ireland's Great Famine exodus"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852.
Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century.
Immigrants -- Correspondence.
Passenger ships -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Immigrants -- History -- 19th century.
Irish -- Foreign countries -- History -- 19th century.
Ocean travel -- History -- 19th century.
Seafaring life.
Emigration and immigration. (OCoLC)fst00908690
Immigrants. (OCoLC)fst00967712
Irish -- Foreign countries. (OCoLC)fst00978906
Ocean travel. (OCoLC)fst01043585
Passenger ships. (OCoLC)fst01054378
Seafaring life. (OCoLC)fst01110214
Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Ireland. (OCoLC)fst01205427
Famine in Ireland (Ireland : 1845-1852) (OCoLC)fst01353092
Chronological Term 1800-1899
Genre/Form Personal narratives. (OCoLC)fst01423843
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Personal correspondence. (OCoLC)fst01919948
Personal narratives.
Added Title Life and death at sea during the Great Irish Famine
ISBN 9781479808762 (hardcover)
1479808768 (hardcover)
9781479808793 (ebook)
9781479808809 (ebook)
Standard No. 40030620552

 
    
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