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All standing : the remarkable story of the Jeanie Johnston, the legendary Irish famine ship

"All Standing The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston, the Legendary Irish Famine Ship recounts the journeys of this famous ship, her heroic crew, and the immigrants who were ferried between Ireland and North America. Spurred by a complex web of motivations--shame, familial obligation, and...

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Main Author: Miles, Kathryn, 1974-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Free Press, 2013.
Edition:1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Subjects and Genres:
Jeanie Johnston (Ship)
Ireland > History > Famine, 1845-1852.
Ireland > Emigration and immigration.
United States > Emigration and immigration.
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Table of Contents:
  • The gathering storm
  • A great hunger
  • Ships, colonies, and commerce
  • Dominion
  • Phoenix rising
  • Ship's fever
  • Discord on downing street
  • Visitations from a vengeful God
  • A course for disaster
  • Pestilence and plague
  • An audacious plan
  • Signing on
  • The people's physician
  • Fare thee well
  • At sea
  • Dead reckoning
  • Quarantine
  • Passing customs
  • Adrift
  • Clearances
  • Crossing the bar
  • No Irish need apply
  • Royal visit
  • Steaming ahead
  • Liberty?
  • The rising tide
  • Departures
  • Storm season
  • That deadly angel
  • Down with the ship
  • The final test.

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