Paddy's Lament, Ireland 1846-1847: Prelude to Hatred

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.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 05/13/1987
ISBN: 9780156707008
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.36w x 0.89d