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The Great Shame; a Story of the Irish in the Old World and the New

The Great Shame; a Story of the Irish in the Old World and the New Softcover - 1998

by Keneally, Thomas

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Random House, Sydney, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. XX, 732 pp., includes acknowledgements, notes, list of abbreviations, bibliography, and index. 24 pages of black and white photographs, map of Ireland in the nineteenth century map of Perth and its environs, and early settlements of New South Wales with detail of Van Diemen's land. Illustrated paperback binding. In the nineteenth century, the Irish population was halved. The Great Shame, a remarkable work of non-fiction, traces the three causes of this depletion: the famine; the emigrations; and the transportations to Australia. Based on unique research among little-used sources, this masterly book covers 80 years of Irish history, told through the intimate lens of political prisoners -- some of them ancestors of the Keneally family -- who served time as convicts in Australia. the previous owner has used whiteout over their name on the very first page, but I suppose as compensation, has protected the binding with clear adhesive plastic. The edges of the pages have done the usual trick of browning on the edges. No other damage to report. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A very clean secondhand copy, with no damage. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Australia; ISBN: 0091837367. ISBN/EAN: 9780091837365. Inventory No: 0243398. . 9780091837365
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