xi, 276 p., [8] p. of plates :ill., map, ports. ;25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"A bold new history of the great famine that holds the British government accountable"--P. [2] of cover.
1.Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852.Dynamic Details