{"product_id":"the-great-hunger-ireland-1845-1849-014014515x","title":"The Great Hunger: Ireland: 1845-1849","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 014014515X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cecil Woodham-Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51531274158368,"sku":"NEW014014515X","price":20.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71lVCeppOuL.jpg?v=1777277176","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-great-hunger-ireland-1845-1849-014014515x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}