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The great famine; studies in Irish history, 1845-52. / Editors, R. Dudley Edwards [and] T. Desmond Williams.
LIBRA DA950.7 .E3 1957
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edwards, R. Dudley (Robert Dudley), 1909-1988.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Famines--Ireland.
- Famines.
- Ireland.
- Ireland--History--1837-1901.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 517 pages : illustrations, maps. ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- [First U. S. edition].
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : New York University Press, 1957.
- Contents:
- Ireland on the eve of the famine, by R. B. McDowell.
- Agriculture, by E. R. R. Green.
- The political background, by K. B. Nowlan.
- The organisation and administration of relief, 1845-52, by T. P. O'Neill.
- Medical history of the famine, by W. P. MacArthur.
- Irish emigration to the United States of America and the British colonies during the famine, by O. MacDonagh.
- The famine in Irish oral tradition, by R. J. McHugh.
- Notes:
- Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (pages 437-498)
- "Select bibliography": pages 499-509.
- OCLC:
- 400362
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