The Famine Ships
The Irish Exodus to America
Henry Holt and Co. · Print & ebook · March 15, 1998
Between 1846 and 1851, more than one-million people--the potato famine emigrants--sailed from Ireland to America.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in Irish famine-era emigration to America
- Themes
- Irish famine emigration, Crossing the Atlantic, Building new lives
- Genres
- Irish History, Immigration & Emigration, Maritime History & Piracy
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Between 1846 and 1851, more than one-million people--the potato famine emigrants--sailed from Ireland to America. Now, 150 years later, The Famine Ships tells of the courage and determination of those who crossed the Atlantic in leaky, overcrowded sailing ships and made new lives for themselves, among them the child Henry Ford and the twenty-six-year-old Patrick Kennedy, great-grandfather of John F. Kennedy.
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Edward Laxton conducted five years of research in Ireland and interviewed the emigrants' descents in the U.S. Portraits of people, ships, and towns, as well as facsimile passenger lists and tickets, are among the fascinating memorabilia inThe Famine Ships.
Where it sits
| Irish History | 56% |
|---|---|
| Immigration & Emigration | 53% |
| Maritime History & Piracy | 40% |
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Publisher categories
- Irish History
- Immigration & Emigration
- Authors
- Edward Laxton
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Co.
- Published
- March 15, 1998
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Irish famine emigration · Crossing the Atlantic · Building new lives
- Reading lane
- Irish History