Black potatoes / Bartoletti, Susan Campbell

Describes the effect the mysterious potato blight of 1845 had on the people of Ireland as it destroyed the major source of food for over six million people.

Describes the effect the mysterious potato blight of 1845 had on the people of Ireland as it destroyed the major source of food for over six million people.

Presents an overview of the Irish potato famine of 1845-50, describing the blight on this vital food source, and including information on the political and personal impact it had on Ireland and its people.