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Black Potatoes - The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 (Paperback)
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Black Potatoes - The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850 (Paperback)
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List price R375
Loot Price R312
Discovery Miles 3 120
You Save R63 (17%)
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In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight
attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and
destroying the only real food of nearly six million people.
Over the next five years, the blight attacked again and again.
These years are known today as the Great Irish Famine, a time when
one million people died from starvation and disease and two million
more fled their homeland.
Black Potatoes is the compelling story of men, women, and children
who defied landlords and searched empty fields for scraps of
harvested vegetables and edible weeds to eat, who walked several
miles each day to hard-labor jobs for meager wages and to reach
soup kitchens, and who committed crimes just to be sent to jail,
where they were assured of a meal. It's the story of children and
adults who suffered from starvation, disease, and the loss of
family and friends, as well as those who died. Illustrated with
black and white engravings, it's also the story of the heroes among
the Irish people and how they held on to hope.
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