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035 _a(DE-B1597)9781479808809
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072 7 _aHIS018000
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082 0 4 _a304.809415/09034
_223
084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aMcMahon, Cian T.
_eautore
245 1 4 _aThe Coffin Ship :
_bLife and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine /
_cCian T. McMahon.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bNew York University Press,
_c[2021]
264 4 _c©2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_b11 b/w illustrations
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
_bPDF
_2rda
490 0 _aThe Glucksman Irish Diaspora Series ;
_v4
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
_fonline access with authorization
_2star
520 _aA vivid, new portrait of Irish migration through the letters and diaries of those who fled their homeland during the Great FamineThe standard story of the exodus during Ireland's Great Famine is one of tired clichés, half-truths, and dry statistics. In The Coffin Ship, a groundbreaking work of transnational history, Cian T. McMahon offers a vibrant, fresh perspective on an oft-ignored but vital component of the migration experience: the journey itself.Between 1845 and 1855, over two million people fled Ireland to escape the Great Famine and begin new lives abroad. The so-called "coffin ships" they embarked on have since become infamous icons of nineteenth-century migration. The crews were brutal, the captains were heartless, and the weather was ferocious. Yet the personal experiences of the emigrants aboard these vessels offer us a much more complex understanding of this pivotal moment in modern history. Based on archival research on three continents and written in clear, crisp prose, The Coffin Ship analyzes the emigrants' own letters and diaries to unpack the dynamic social networks that the Irish built while voyaging overseas. At every step of the journey-including the treacherous weeks at sea-these migrants created new threads in the worldwide web of the Irish diaspora.Colored by the long-lost voices of the emigrants themselves, this is an original portrait of an overlooked aspect of the migration process that left an undeniable mark on their new lives overseas. An indispensable read, The Coffin Ship makes an ambitious argument for placing the sailing ship alongside the tenement and the factory floor as a central, dynamic element of migration history.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)
650 0 _aImmigrants
_vCorrespondence.
650 0 _aImmigrants
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aIrish
_zForeign countries
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aOcean travel
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aPassenger ships
_zGreat Britain
_xHistory
_y19th century.
650 0 _aSeafaring life.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Europe / Ireland.
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653 _aAmerican History.
653 _aAssisted Migration.
653 _aBlack '47.
653 _aBurials.
653 _aCanals.
653 _aCharity.
653 _aCholera.
653 _aCleanliness.
653 _aClothing.
653 _aCommunication.
653 _aCommunity.
653 _aConvict Transportation.
653 _aConvicts.
653 _aDelayed Departures.
653 _aDiscipline.
653 _aDisembarkation.
653 _aEmbarkation.
653 _aEmigrant Mortality Rates.
653 _aEmigrant Relief.
653 _aFamily.
653 _aFunerals.
653 _aGender.
653 _aHierarchy.
653 _aHousing.
653 _aImmigration.
653 _aLandlords.
653 _aLiverpool.
653 _aMaritime History.
653 _aMourning.
653 _aPopular Press.
653 _aPower.
653 _aRailroads.
653 _aRemittances.
653 _aResistance.
653 _aSea Stores.
653 _aSeas and Oceans.
653 _aSocial Class.
653 _aSolidarity.
653 _aSurgeons.
653 _aTheft and fraud.
653 _aTheft.
653 _aTransnational.
653 _aTransportation.
653 _aTyphus.
653 _aViolence.
653 _aWalking.
653 _aWork.
653 _aWorkhouses.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479808809
856 4 2 _3Cover
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