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The coffin ship : life and death at sea during the Great Irish Famine / Cian T. McMahon.

Author: McMahon, Cian T. author.

ImprintNew York : NewYork University Press, [2021]

Description315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Note:Preparation -- Embarkation -- Life -- Death -- Arrival -- Conclusion.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-298) and index.

Note:"This book uses the letters and diaries of the emigrants themselves to paint a vivid, new portrait of Ireland's Great Famine exodus."-- Provided by publisher.



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Author:
McMahon, Cian T. author.
Title:
Life and death at sea during the Great Irish Famine
Series Statement
The Glucksman Irish diaspora series
Subject:
Immigrants -- Correspondence.
Passenger ships -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
Immigrants -- History -- 19th century.
Irish -- Foreign countries -- History -- 19th century.
Ocean travel -- History -- 19th century.
Seafaring life.
Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852.
Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century.
Series Added Entry-Uniform title
Glucksman Irish diaspora series.