The Great Shame

Name: The Great Shame
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: Thomas Keneally
ISBN: 9780749386047

Thomas Keneally

07/10/1999
Vintage

NC (0 avis)

Couverture de The Great Shame par Thomas Keneally

Résumé

In the 19th century the Irish population was halved. This masterly book traces the three causes of this depletion; first the manine, second the Irish diaspora and the emigrations to places such as America and Canada and thridly the transportations of political activists to Australia. It is a quest for Keneally's Irish ancestors. Based on unique research among little-used sources, the characters and their stories come brilliantly to life; this is an important book in which the main political themes are fascinatingly explored. It also contains a remarkable collection of photographs and documents.