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Robert Whyte's Famine Ship Diary 1847 : The Journey of an Irish Coffin Ship by James Mangan (1994, Trade Paperback)
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Whyte was a Protestant gentleman of education and position, as well as being a professional writer who intended to publish his diary. The diary appeared in 1848. Edition (March 1, 1994). ISBN-13 : 9781856350914.
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PublisherMercier Press, The Limited, T.H.E.
ISBN-101856350916
ISBN-139781856350914
eBay Product ID (ePID)1411324
Product Key Features
Book TitleRobert Whyte's Famine Ship Diary 1847 : the Journey of an Irish Coffin Ship
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSocial Classes & Economic Disparity, Emigration & Immigration, Human Rights, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Essays & Travelogues, Maritime History & Piracy, Europe / Ireland
Publication Year1994
FeaturesReprint
GenreTravel, Political Science, Social Science, History
AuthorJames Mangan
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight4.8 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN94-217440
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisThe voyage of the 'coffin ship' Ajax, from Dublin to Grosse Île, the Canadian quarantine station as described in the contemporary diary of one of the passengers, Robert Whyte. Whyte was a Protestant gentleman of education and position, as well as being a professional writer who intended to publish his diary. The diary appeared in 1848. It is signed in the author's own handwriting and features vivid descriptions of the spectacular scenery along the way and the striking delineations of the passengers, the crew and the suffering travellers., The voyage of a 'coffin ship' from Dublin to Grosse Île, in Canada, described in the contemporary diary of Robert Whyte. Coffin ships transported over 100,000 people in flight from famine, fever and conditions involving deprivation of all human rights. It illustrates what the poor passengers had to endure while en route and many did not survive., The voyage of the 'coffin ship' Ajax, from Dublin to Grosse le, the Canadian quarantine station as described in the contemporary diary of one of the passengers, Robert Whyte. Whyte was a Protestant gentleman of education and position, as well as being a professional writer who intended to publish his diary. The diary appeared in 1848. It is signed in the author's own handwriting and features vivid descriptions of the spectacular scenery along the way and the striking delineations of the passengers, the crew and the suffering travellers.
LC Classification NumberF1035.I6W48 1994
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