{"product_id":"the-great-hunger-ireland-1845-1849-paperback","title":"The Great Hunger: Ireland: 1845-1849 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCecil Woodham-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove as many more to emigrate to America. It may not have been the result of deliberate government policy, yet British 'obtuseness, short-sightedness and ignorance' - and stubborn commitment to laissez-faire 'solutions' - largely caused the disaster and prevented any serious efforts to relieve suffering. The continuing impact on Anglo-Irish relations was incalculable, the immediate human cost almost inconceivable. In this vivid and disturbing book Cecil Woodham-Smith provides the definitive account. 'A moving and terrible book. It combines great literary power with great learning. It explains much in modern Ireland - and in modern America' D.W. Brogan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCecil Blanche Woodman-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e was a British historian and author of popular history books on the Victorian era, including \u003ci\u003eThe Great Hunger, Queen Victoria, The Reason Why, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThin Men of Hadda\u003c\/i\u003e. She was appointed CBE in 1960, and received honorary doctorates from the National University of Ireland and the University of St. Andrews. She died in 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753679094048,"sku":"9780140145151","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9dd60a7bed2fb4a89b3e3d009965e39c.webp?v=1780025430","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-great-hunger-ireland-1845-1849-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}