Robert whyte's famine ship diary 1847: the journey of an irish coffin ship
Éditeur :
The Mercier Press
ISBN :
9781856350914
Date de publication :
1 janv. 1994
Dimensions :
19,8 x 12,9 x 1,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Irlande
The voyage of a 'coffin ship' from Dublin to Grosse ÃŽle, 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.