Paddy's Lament, Ireland 1846-1847
| Author | : Thomas Gallagher |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0156707004 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780156707008 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (008 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Paddy's Lament, Ireland 1846-1847 by : Thomas Gallagher
Download or read book Paddy's Lament, Ireland 1846-1847 written by Thomas Gallagher and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1987 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ireland in the mid-1800s was primarily a population of peasants, forced to live on a single, moderately nutritious crop: potatoes. Suddenly, in 1846, an unknown and uncontrollable disease turned the potato crop to inedible slime, and all Ireland was threatened. Index.
