In this vivid and disturbing book Cecil Woodham-Smith provides the definitive account. The continuing impact on Anglo-Irish relations was incalculable, the immediate human cost almost inconceivable. The Great Hunger is the story of one of the worst disasters in world history: the Irish potato famine of the 1840s. It may not have been the result of deliberate government policy, yet British ?obtuseness, short-sightedness and ignorance? and stubborn commitment to laissez-faire ?solutions? largely caused the disaster and prevented any serious efforts to relieve suffering. The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove as many more to emigrate to America. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. The unclipped dust wrapper has a hint of edge wear and is almost imperceptIbly sunned to the spine but is still near fine condition, it has now been covered in clear, removable brodart protective film. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in green cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine.
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