The Great Shame: a Story of the Irish in the Old World and the New Tapa blanda - 1998

Random House Australia, 1998 Book in good condition. Inscribed by previous owner. Tanning to outer extremities of leaves due to age and shelving.

Random House. Fine. 1998. Paperback. 0091840201 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 732 pages .

Hutchinson, UK, 1998. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 732 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hutchinson, UK, 1998. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In The Great Shame, Thomas Keneally--the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler's List--combines the authority of a brilliant historian and the narrative grace of a great novelist to present a gripping account of the Irish diaspora. The nineteenth century saw Ireland lose half of its population to famine, emigration, or deportation to penal colonies in Australia--often for infractions as common as stealing food. Among the victims of this tragedy were Thomas Keneally's own forebearers, and they were his inspiration to tell the story of the Irish who struggled and ultimately triumphed in Australia and North America. Relying on… Leer más