The Great Shame: A Story of the Irish in the Old World and the New
- ISBN-10
- 0749386045
- ISBN-13
- 9780749386047
- Series
- The Great Shame
- Category
- Famines
- Pages
- 731
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Random House
- Author
- Thomas Keneally
Description
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.
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