Robert Whyte's Famine Ship Diary 1847

The Journey of an Irish Coffin Ship

Omschrijving

The voyage of a 'coffin ship' from Dublin to Grosse Ile, in Canada, described in the contemporary diary of Robert Whyte. Coffin ships transported over 100,000 people in flight from famine, fever and conditions involving deprivation of all human rights. It illustrates what the poor passengers had to endure while en route and many did not survive.
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Schrijver
James J. Mangan
Titel
Robert Whyte's Famine Ship Diary 1847
Uitgever
The Mercier Press Ltd
Jaar
2024
Taal
Engels
Pagina's
128
Gewicht
122 gr
EAN
9781856350914
Afmetingen
198 x 129 x 10 mm
Bindwijze
Paperback

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