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Black potatoes : the story of the great Irish famine, 1845-1850 / Susan Campbell Bartoletti.

Summary:

The story of the Great Irish Famine, through the eyes and memories of the Irish people. Tells how they lived, why their lives depended on the potato, how they dreaded the workhouse, and how they feared and defied the landlord who collected the rent and evicted them.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0618002715
  • ISBN: 0618548831
  • ISBN: 9780618002719
  • ISBN: 9780618548835
  • Physical Description: 184 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, [2001]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-181) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Black potatoes, black potatoes -- 2. We've an extra potato -- 3. Lend me a little Reliefe -- 4. A flock of famishing crows -- 5. Only till the praties grow -- 6. The fever, God bless us and protect everyone -- 7. A terrible leveling of houses -- 8. The going away -- 9. Where would the war begin? -- 10. Come to Cork to see the queen.
Target Audience Note:
1040L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.1 5 55926.
Subject:
Ireland > History > Famine, 1845-1852.
Ireland > History > Famine, 1845-1852 > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 22 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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  • 1 current hold with 25 total copies.
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Madison Main Library J 941.508 BAR (Text) 30229100924579 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -