{"product_id":"the-great-hunger-cecil-woodham-smith-9780140145151","title":"The Great Hunger: Ireland: 1845-1849","description":"The 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cecil Woodham-Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 014014515X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140145151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Cecil Woodham-Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946215375103,"sku":"9780140145151","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cef8a843-97d5-4a9d-ab8d-f147ac5438bf.jpg?v=1681512068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-great-hunger-cecil-woodham-smith-9780140145151","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}