Fleeing the Famine: North America and Irish Refugees, 1845-1851

by Rachel M. McNair and Margaret Mulrooney

The Irish Potato Famine caused the migration of more than two million individuals who sought refuge in the United States and Canada. In contrast to previous studies, which have tended to focus on only one destination, this collection allows readers to evaluate the experience of transatlantic Famine refugees in a comparative context. Featuring new and innovative scholarship by both established and emerging scholars of Irish America and Irish Canada,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027597670X
• ISBN13: 9780275976705
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"