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The Famine Ships : The Irish Exodus to America by Edward Laxton is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Famine Ships : The Irish Exodus to America about?
<b>A "fascinating" account of the experiences of the Irish emigrants who fled a catastrophic crop failure and built new lives across the Atlantic ( <i>Library Journal</i>).</b> <br> Between 1846 and 1851, more than one million people—the potato famine emigrants—sailed from Ireland to America. <i>The Famine Ships</i> tells of the courage and determination of those who crossed the Atlantic in leaky, overcrowded sailing ships and made new lives for themselves, among them the child Henry Ford and th
Who reads The Famine Ships : The Irish Exodus to America?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Edward Laxton
- Publisher
- Holt Paperbacks
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781466855922
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Travel, Ireland
- Rating
- 3.62 / 5 (128 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13