The great shame
a story of the Irish in the Old World and the New
by Thomas Keneally
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"In the nineteenth century, Ireland lost half of its population to famine, emigration to the United States and Canada, and the forced transportation of convicts to Australia. The forebears of Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's List, were victims of that tragedy, and in The Great Shame Keneally has written the full story of the Irish diaspora with the narrative grip and flair of a novel.
Based on unique research among little-known sources, this book surveys eighty years of Irish history through the eyes of political prisoners - including Keneally's ancestors - who left Ireland in chains and eventually found glory, in one form or another, in Australia and America."--BOOK JACKET.
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19th century, Australia, Civilization, Civilization, Modern, Emigration and immigration, Famines, Foreign countries, History, Ireland, Irish, Irish influences, Modern Civilization, Political prisoners, Prisoners, United States, Ireland, history, Ireland, emigration and immigrationTimes
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The Great Shame: And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World
September 12, 2000, Anchor
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Great Shame: And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World
February 2000, Audio Literature
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0787124109 9780787124106
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The great shame: and the triumph of the Irish in the English-speaking world
1999, Nan A. Talese
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The great shame: and the triumph of the Irish in the English-speaking world
1999, Nan A. Talese
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The Great Shame
December 3, 1998, Chatto and Windus
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The great shame: a story of the Irish in the Old World and the New
1998, Random House
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0091837367 9780091837365
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 687-[697]) and index.
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