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The Irish Famine: A Documentary

Diarmaid Ferriter

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This unique volume, comprising Colm Tóibín's acclaimed short text and a linked collection of key documents put together by one of Ireland's leading younger historians, offers a many-sided view of one's of history's most poignant and far-reaching catastrophes. This book will allow the reader to understand the complex way in which the fragmentary past is both available to us ... and distant from us.' We get those insights from Tóibín's short history and from a rich collection of documents -- government papers, recipes, journalism, letters, statistics, personal statements, all linked so the book can be read as a whole.

Language: English

Pages: 222

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Profile Books

Release: September 30, 2004

ISBN: 1861974604

ISBN 13: 9781861974600

The Irish Famine: A Documentary

Diarmaid Ferriter

3.8/5 ( ratings)

This unique volume, comprising Colm Tóibín's acclaimed short text and a linked collection of key documents put together by one of Ireland's leading younger historians, offers a many-sided view of one's of history's most poignant and far-reaching catastrophes. This book will allow the reader to understand the complex way in which the fragmentary past is both available to us ... and distant from us.' We get those insights from Tóibín's short history and from a rich collection of documents -- government papers, recipes, journalism, letters, statistics, personal statements, all linked so the book can be read as a whole.

Language: English

Pages: 222

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Profile Books

Release: September 30, 2004

ISBN: 1861974604

ISBN 13: 9781861974600

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