The Great Shame: And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World
- ISBN-10
- 0385720262
- ISBN-13
- 9780385720267
- Series
- The Great Shame
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 712
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Author
- Thomas Keneally
Description
Provides an analysis of the influence the Irish had on the world in the nineteenth century as a result of the population decrease due to famine and emigration to Australia and America.
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