Wedding Bells and Gangsters
A Wedding in Canada in the dead of Winter surprises an Australian bride. So much has happened in the last month, I don?t know where to begin! We have faced drought and fire but certainly not famine. On the 14th of February, all the family who ... [... more]
Suite101 |
Late Blight of Potato
Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) of potato is a very destructive fungal disease. In the mid 1840's this fungus reached epidemic proportions in Ireland and was responsible for the Irish potato famine. Late blight, by name alone, indicates this ... [... more]
University of Saskatchewan |
Erika Mailman
The year is 1507, and a friar has arrived in Tierkinddorf, a remote German village nestled deeply in the woods. The village has been suffering a famine, and the villagers are desperately hungry. The friar's arrival is a miracle, and when he ... [... more]
Random House |
Scott Anderson
The Dangerous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of an American Hero A swashbuckling Texan, a teller of tall tales, a womanizer, and a renegade, Fred Cuny spent his life in countries rent by war, famine, and natural disasters, saving many ... [... more]
Random House |
Charles Morris
The Saints and Sinners Who Built America's Most Powerful Church Before the potato famine ravaged Ireland in the 1840s, the Roman Catholic Church was barely a thread in the American cloth. Twenty years later, New York City was home... has many ... [... more]
Random House |
Reuben Blades
Rediscover the story of Joseph, a young man who is sold into slavery by his brothers. Many years later he forgives their betrayal and saves them from the famine that is ravaging their homeland. This tale of family love and redemption is sure to ... [... more]
Random House |
Black '47 and Beyond: The Great Irish Famine in History, ...
 From Amazon.com: The Irish famine of 1847 and 1848, when harvests failed and more than 3 million Irish died or were forced to emigrate, is one of the signal events of Irish history. The famine that devastated the country, notes Cormac " Gráda, [... more]
CDN$31.20
Amazon CA |
Famine Crimes: Politics and the Disaster Relief Industry ...
americans shot black hawk down: Grown-ups should know that journalists rarely get their stories right. This book, presented as a straightforward examination of the NGO's 'Aid-Game' and their complementary 'Aid-Circus', ends up being all the more poignant [... more]
CDN$40.08
Amazon CA |
The Great Irish Famine: Impact, Ideology And Rebellion
comprehensive but anti-free market: It is a false convention as Ms. Kinealy does to blame the misery and death of the famine era on the doctrines of free-market economics. That is the drawback of this otherwise superb study of the period. Big Government - [... more]
CDN$37.95
Amazon CA |
A Famine of Horses
Enjoyable well written Renaissance mystery: The setting is the Northern border of England. Our hero is Robert Carey, the son of Lord Hundson, Queen Elizabeth's Lord Chamberlain and her first cousin through their mothers', Mary and Ann Boleyn. Hundson is [... more]
CDN$15.00
Amazon CA |
Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, ...
Excellent Non-fiction: This is the best non-fiction I have ever seen. The liberal use of personal histories and stories along with illustrations from periodicals reporting the situation make this compelling and fascinating. An extraordinary book: Susan [... more]
CDN$10.95
Amazon CA |
Famine
this is one of the greatest novels - to bad its so unknown: I purchased this book in Cork Ireland on recommendation from my wonderful well read husband. I was not prepared for the emotions I experienced during my reading of this great story. For many [... more]
CDN$23.95
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