Coffin Ship: The Wreck of the Brig St. John

by William Henry

Book Overview

The tragic tale of the sinking of the famine ship, the St. John in Massachusetts Bay in 1849. The Great Irish Famine drove huge numbers of Irish men and women to leave the island and pursue their survival in foreign lands. In 1847, some 200,000 people sailed for Boston alone. Of this massive group, 2,000 never made it to their destination, killed by disease and hunger during the voyages, their remains consigned to a watery grave. The sinking of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856356310
• ISBN13: 9781856356312
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.6"