The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845–1849

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The Great Hunger

First edition (UK)
Author	Cecil Woodham-Smith
Country	Ireland
Language	English
Subject	The Great Famine in Ireland, 1845–1849
Publisher	Hamish Hamilton (UK) Harper and Row (US)
Publication date	1962
Media type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
ISBN	978-0140145151

The Great Hunger is a 1962 book about the Great Famine in Ireland in 1845–1849 by British historian Cecil Woodham-Smith. It was published by Harper and Row and Penguin Books.

The British broadcaster and journalist Robert Kee described it as, "A masterpiece of the historian's art." Historian Denis Brogan said that it was "A moving and terrible book. It combines great literary power with great learning. It explains much in modern Ireland -- and in modern America."^[1]

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• Review of The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845–1849 on Celtic website Transceltic.com

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