Famine Diary: Journey to a New World
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (968 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0863273009 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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For example, in one of only 10 pages quoted directly from the ``original journal'' (Mangan claims to have a photostat, but does not specify whether it is of the document itself or of a previously published but censored version) Keegan blames Canadian politicians for neglecting the refugees; Mangan's rendition blames Britain. Copyright 1991 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. From Publishers Weekly In 1847, Gerald Keegan, a schoolmaster in County Sligo, and his bride, Aileen,stet commas joined a mass emigration from famine-stricken Ireland to Canada. Thus, on some intriguing points, such as the claim that Ireland's ghastly famine was known to the sulta
Amazon Customer said Gripping poignant 1st hand account of the famine's aftermath. To read Keegan's diary is to re-live the nightmare he is retelling. A schoolteacher, he had to live with the fact that his students couldn't concentrate because they were literally starving to death. In shutting down the schoolhouse he was performing a humanitarian service, but admitting defeat. "NOT a real first-hand account" according to Dawn. Please note:This book has been proven to be a fake, insofar as the so-called 'diary' is actually based on a short story written in 1895. See Jim Jackson, 'Famine Diary: The Making of a Best Seller,' Irish Review no. 11 (Winter 1991-2), p. 1-8. While some of the historical conditions is describe. Read This Book Dorothy J. Degens This was without a doubt one of the most excellent books that I have ever read. My great grandfather's brother in Law also died of the ship fever just 2 weeks after arriving in Montreal. He was 25 years old. Left a widow who was 21, the mother of his 3 children. Her 2 brothers and her mother al
Book by Mangan, James J., Keegan, Gerald