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The famine plot : England's role in Ireland's greatest tragedy / Tim Pat Coogan.
"A bold new history of the great famine that holds the British government accountable"--P. [2] of cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780230109520 (hc) :
- Physical Description: xi, 276 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2012.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Chronology of the famine -- Setting the scene -- Born to filth -- A million deaths of no use -- Five actors and the orchards of hell -- Meal use -- Evictions -- The work schemes -- The workhouse -- Soup and souperism -- The Poor Law cometh -- Landlords targeted -- Emigration : escape by coffin ship -- The propaganda of famine. |
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| Subject: | Ireland > History > Famine, 1845-1852. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 941.5081 Coo | 31681002670669 | NONFIC | Available | - |
