Robert Whyte''s Famine Ship Diary 1847 - The Journey of an Irish Coffin Ship

The voyage of the 'coffin ship' Ajax, from Dublin to Grosse Île, the Canadian quarantine station from the diary of one of the passengers, Robert Whyte.

Summary

The voyage of a 'coffin ship' from Dublin to Grosse Ile, 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.

Product details

• Authors: James Mangan, James J. Mangan, Robert Whyte
• Assisted by: James Mangan (Editor), James J. Mangan (Editor)
• Publisher: MERCIER PRESS TD
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1994
• EAN: 9781856350914
• ISBN: 978-1-85635-091-4
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous