The Great Highland Famine

by Tom M. Devine

The Great Hunger in nineteenth-century Ireland was a major human tragedy of modern times. Almost a million perished and a further two million emigrated in the wake of potato blight and economic collapse. Acute famine also gripped the Scottish Highlands at the same time, causing misery, hardship and distress. The story of that lesser known human disaster is told in this prize-winning and internationally acclaimed book. The author describes the classic themes of highland and Scottish history, incl

ISBN: 9781788854108

387 pages

Published: 2021-09-02

Publisher: Birlinn Ltd

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