{"product_id":"the-great-famine-and-the-irish-diaspora-in-america-paperback","title":"The Great Famine and the Irish Diaspora in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Gribben\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1845 and 1855, nearly 1.5 million Irish women, men, and children sailed to America to escape the Great Famine, triggered by successive years of potato blight. The famine and resulting emigration had a profound impact not only on the history of Ireland, but on that of England and North America as well. This volume of original essays commemorates the 150th anniversary of these epochal events and sheds new light on both the consequences of the famine and experience of the Irish in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1845 and 1855, nearly 1.5 million Irish women, men, and children sailed to America to escape the Great Famine, triggered by successive years of potato blight. The famine and resulting emigration had a profound impact not only on the history of Ireland, but on that of England and North America as well. This volume of original essays commemorates the 150th anniversary of these epochal events and sheds new light on both the consequences of the famine and the experience of the Irish in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Gribben teaches English at California State University, Northridge.Ruth-Ann M. Harris is adjunct professor of history and Irish studies at Boston College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.98 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426910126258,"sku":"9781558491731","price":59.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/e970ab1f0fb81fff9a0a8512fd845b55.webp?v=1778520172","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-great-famine-and-the-irish-diaspora-in-america-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}