{"product_id":"black-potatoes-susan-campbell-bartoletti-9780756950811","title":"Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850","description":"In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people. \u003cbr\u003eOver the next five years, the blight attacked again and again. These years are known today as the Great Irish Famine, a time when one million people died from starvation and disease and two million more fled their homeland.\u003cbr\u003eBlack Potatoes is the compelling story of men, women, and children who defied landlords and searched empty fields for scraps of harvested vegetables and edible weeds to eat, who walked several miles each day to hard-labor jobs for meager wages and to reach soup kitchens, and who committed crimes just to be sent to jail, where they were assured of a meal. It's the story of children and adults who suffered from starvation, disease, and the loss of family and friends, as well as those who died. Illustrated with black and white engravings, it's also the story of the heroes among the Irish people and how they held on to hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Campbell Bartoletti\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0756950813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780756950811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turtleback Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 7.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e55926 \/ Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Susan Campbell Bartoletti","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44302078116095,"sku":"9780756950811","price":21.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_83ae29af-d9b2-40bc-8d08-2011a47492a6.jpg?v=1695159392","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-potatoes-susan-campbell-bartoletti-9780756950811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}