{"product_id":"figures-in-a-famine-landscape-paperback","title":"Figures in a Famine Landscape - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCiarán Ó. Murchadha\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFigures in a Famine Landscape \u003c\/i\u003eis a ground-breaking study that follows a number of individuals involved in different public capacities in a particularly afflicted district of Ireland during the Great Famine. The thinking and actions of each had a major effect on the existences - and the survival - of scores of thousands of the destitute poor in Ireland at a crucial point in the country's history. Among these figures are an outspoken newspaper editor; two clergymen (one Catholic, one Protestant); two highly qualified and busy physicians; two landlords and an exterminating agent; a Board of Works official and a Poor Law inspector. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking an exhaustive approach to source material that includes private diaries, letters, official reports and correspondence, police files, parliamentary papers and a wealth of newspapers, in this enthralling study the author builds up an in-depth, almost microscopic picture of each individual, providing a unique and very human lens through which to view the Great Famine.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCiarán Ó Murchadha \u003c\/b\u003eis an independent scholar and leading historian of Ireland's Great Famine. He is the author of the internationally acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Great Famine: Ireland's Agony 1845-1852\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717523542079,"sku":"9781472511553","price":79.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/91c093d0945281c8c96d267897d58c00.webp?v=1765078767","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/figures-in-a-famine-landscape-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}