Robert Whyte''s Famine Ship Diary 1847 : The Journey of an Irish Coffin Ship
UK ed.
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1856350916
ISBN-13
9781856350914
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
The Mercier Press
Imprint
The Mercier Press
Country of Manufacture
IE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 1994
Print length
128 Pages
Weight
130 grams
Dimensions
19.70 x 12.90 x 1.10 cms
Product Classification:
1845 to c 1852 (period of the Great Irish Famine)Autobiography: historical, political & militaryAutobiography: historical, political and militarySocial & cultural historyMigration, immigration and emigrationMigration, immigration & emigrationCivics and citizenshipCivil rights & citizenshipSocial and cultural historyShips & boats: general interestShips and boats: general interest
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The voyage of a 'coffin ship' from Dublin to Grosse Île, in Canada, described in the contemporary diary of Robert Whyte. Coffin ships transported over 100,000 people in flight from famine, fever and conditions involving deprivation of all human rights. It illustrates what the poor passengers had to endure while en route and many did not survive.
The voyage of the ''coffin ship'' Ajax, from Dublin to Grosse Île, the Canadian quarantine station as described in the contemporary diary of one of the passengers, Robert Whyte. Whyte was a Protestant gentleman of education and position, as well as being a professional writer who intended to publish his diary. The diary appeared in 1848. It is signed in the author''s own handwriting and features vivid descriptions of the spectacular scenery along the way and the striking delineations of the passengers, the crew and the suffering travellers.
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