How I Survived the Irish Famine: The Journal of Mary O'Flynn

by Laura Wilson

Book Overview

A fictionalized account of one family's survival of the Irish famine. Told through the eyes of 12-year-old Mary O'Flynn, the story begins in the summer of 1845 when the O'Flynns' entire potato crop is destroyed by the blight. In the increasingly desperate times that follow, the family struggles to survive, finally gaining passage on one of the over-crowded "Coffin" ships bound for North America. Here they begin the process of rebuilding their lives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0717131505
• ISBN13: 9780717131501
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Gill Books
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.0" x 12.1"