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Black potatoes, the story of the great Irish famine, 1845-1850, Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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Black potatoes, the story of the great Irish famine, 1845-1850, Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Intended audience
Middle School1040, Lexile
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Black potatoes
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
48249401
Responsibility statement
Susan Campbell Bartoletti
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, 8.1.Reading Counts!, 7.9.
Sub title
the story of the great Irish famine, 1845-1850
Summary
The story of the Great Irish Famine, through the eyes and memories of the Irish people. Tells how they lived, why their lives depended on the potato, how they dreaded the workhouse, and how they feared and defied the landlord who collected the rent and evicted them
Table Of Contents
1. Black potatoes, black potatoes -- 2. We've an extra potato -- 3. Lend me a little Reliefe -- 4. A flock of famishing crows -- 5. Only till the praties grow -- 6. The fever, the God bless us and protect everyone -- 7. A terrible leveling of houses -- 8. The going away -- 9. Where would the war begin? -- 10. Come to cork to see the queen
Target audience
juvenile
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