Robert Whyte's Famine Ship Diary 1847: The Journey of an Irish Coffin Ship

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856350916
• ISBN13: 9781856350914
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"