First published 1962. 1979 reprint. There had been failures of the potato crop before, but the blight that struck Ireland in 1845 heralded five years of starvation and disease. Official incompetence and mismanagement turned a crop failure into a famine; over a million men, women and children died as a result. The disaster affected the history not only of Ireland and England but also America - where hundreds of the Irish migrated; carrying with their few pathetic belongings a burning hatred of England and that most dreaded disease - typhus.

Published: 1968

No. pages: 429

ISBN: -

Condition: FAIR - softcover - 250g