Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850, (Paperback)

from ShelbyJoMcKay

This historical narrative was fabulous. The Irish Potato Famine of 1845-1850 was a dark time for these devout and lively people. This book displays many personal accounts of Famine survivors' ancestors and intriguing facts throughout. The Irish were left without a source of food or income after t...

from queenoftheshelf

Between the years 1845 and 1850, the small island of Ireland lost half of its population to starvation, sickness, and forced emigration when their potatoes, the staple crop of the farm laborers who made up 3/4ths of the population, contracted a deadly blight. Bartoletti introduces children 12 and...

from kratzerliz23

Myself being a Catholic I didn't really know about what the struggles between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland was all about. This book brought it out clearly. I enjoyed how it discussed how families coped with the famine and gave actual accounts of ones who lived through it. I wondered why S...

from cjohn64

The book is an easy read with great illustrations that help to add to the feeling of the famine's impact on the people of Ireland. The timeline of events helps to keep track of where the reader is while understanding what is happening to the Irish people. I knew before that the Irish and English ...

from BugsyBoog

Bartoletti expertly describes the events that led to mass Irish starvation and emigration. Even though the tone was very objective, it did show how the British could have done so much more to help the Irish people. Many British believed that the terrible potato blight was meant to teach the Irish...