The Great Highland Famine: Hunger, Emigration and the Scottish Highlands in the Nineteenth Century by Devine, Tom M.

The Great Highland Famine: Hunger, Emigration and the Scottish Highlands in the Nineteenth Century (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781910900505)

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The Great Highland Famine: Hunger, Emigration and the Scottish Highlands in the Nineteenth Century by Devine, Tom M.

The Great Highland Famine: Hunger, Emigration and the Scottish Highlands in the Nineteenth Century

$44.95
The Great Highland Famine: Hunger, Emigration and the Scottish Highlands in the Nineteenth Century by Devine, Tom M.

The Great Highland Famine: Hunger, Emigration and the Scottish Highlands in the Nineteenth Century

$44.95
Format: Paperback
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The Great Hunger in nineteenth-century Ireland was a major human tragedy of modern times. Almost a million perished and a further two million emigrated in the wake of potato blight and economic collapse. Acute famine also gripped the Scottish Highlands at the same time, causing misery, hardship and distress. The story of that lesser known human disaster is told in this prize-winning and internationally acclaimed book.

The author describes the classic themes of highland and Scottish history, including the clearances, landlordism, crofting life, emigration and migration in a subtle and intricate reconstruction based on a wide range of sources. This book should appeal to all those with an interest in Scottish history, the emigration of Scottish people and the Highland Clearances.

Author: Tom M. Devine
ISBN-10: 1910900508
ISBN-13: 9781910900505
Publisher: John Donald Publishers
Language: English
Published: 11/02/2021
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.12w x 1.09d

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