1990875
9780806308685
Mass immigration to the United States was nowhere more apparent than in the immigration of the Irish between 1815 and the failure of the potato crop in 1845/1846, during which time a million Irish men and women emigrated here. This book provides a detailed account of the economic, social, and political factors underlying the early migrations; an examination of the emigrant trade and its links with American shipping interests; and a history of government policy regarding assisted and unassisted emigration.Adams, William F. is the author of 'Ireland and Irish Emigration to the New World from 1815 to the Famine', published 1980 under ISBN 9780806308685 and ISBN 0806308680.
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