{"product_id":"the-coffin-ship-cian-t-mcmahon-9781479820535","title":"The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea During the Great Irish Famine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice Outstanding Academic Title 2022\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHonorable Mention, Theodore Saloutos Book Award, given by the Immigration and Ethnic History Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid, new portrait of Irish migration through the letters and diaries of those who fled their homeland during the Great Famine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe standard story of the exodus during Ireland's Great Famine is one of tired clich駸, half-truths, and dry statistics. In \u003ci\u003eThe Coffin Ship\u003c\/i\u003e, a groundbreaking work of transnational history, Cian T. McMahon offers a vibrant, fresh perspective on an oft-ignored but vital component of the migration experience: the journey itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween 1845 and 1855, over two million people fled Ireland to escape the Great Famine and begin new lives abroad. The so-called \"coffin ships\" they embarked on have since become infamous icons of nineteenth-century migration. The crews were brutal, the captains were heartless, and the weather was ferocious. Yet the personal experiences of the emigrants aboard these vessels offer us a much more complex understanding of this pivotal moment in modern history. Based on archival research on three continents and written in clear, crisp prose, \u003ci\u003e The Coffin Ship\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the emigrants' own letters and diaries to unpack the dynamic social networks that the Irish built while voyaging overseas. At every stage of the journey--including the treacherous weeks at sea--these migrants created new threads in the worldwide web of the Irish diaspora. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColored by the long-lost voices of the emigrants themselves, this is an original portrait of a process that left a lasting mark on Irish life at home and abroad. An indispensable read, \u003ci\u003eThe Coffin Ship \u003c\/i\u003emakes an ambitious argument for placing the sailing ship alongside the tenement and the factory floor as a central, dynamic element of migration history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cian T. McMahon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479820539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479820535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Cian T. McMahon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065925628159,"sku":"9781479820535","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0c8c453-ca87-4187-866e-104f84c977bc.jpg?v=1685404314","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-coffin-ship-cian-t-mcmahon-9781479820535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}