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PASSAGE TO THE NEW WORLD - Packet Ships and Irish Famine Emigrants 1845-19851.
by HOLLETT David:
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Abergavenny. P. M. Heaton. 1995. lst edn. (4133) Hardback. 232 pages. B.w. illustrations. Fine in near-fine d.w., corner clipped by publisher. Unread book from new stock. After outlining the development of the Great Hunger, this work gives much attention to the maritime aspects of the ensuing exodus. The voyage from Ireland to Liverpool in the early steamers; the hazards faced by emigrants in Liverepool; the ships used by these emigrants; the commanders, officers and crews of these sailing ships. Details are given about the American owners, and builders of these early packet ships and also the conditions in the steerage accommodation. There are also chapters on shipwrecks and disasters; the St. Lawrence River, and the Fever ships of 1847; and the prospects and pitfalls facing the emigrants on their arrival in the New World. ISBN: 1-872006-08-6.
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- Title
- PASSAGE TO THE NEW WORLD - Packet Ships and Irish Famine Emigrants 1845-19851.
- Author
- HOLLETT David:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1872006086
- ISBN 13
- 9781872006086
- Publisher
- Abergavenny. P. M. Heaton. 1995. lst edn.
- Place of Publication
- Gwent
- This edition first published
- 1995
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