Keneally, Thomas, 1935-,

The great shame : a story of the Irish in the Old World and the New / Thomas Keneally. - New edition. - 731 pages, 30 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographic refereces (p. 687-[697]) and index.

Based on unique research among little-used sources, this masterly book traces eighty years of Irish history, told through the intimate lens of political prisoners - some of them Keneally's ancestors who served time as convicts in Australia.

9780091840617 (paperback)


Famines--History--Ireland--19th century.
Convicts--History--19th century.
Convicts--History--Ireland--19th century.
Irish--History--Australia--19th century.
Irish--History--United States--19th century.
Political prisoners--History--Ireland--19th century.
Political prisoners--History--Australia--19th century.


Ireland--History--19th century.
Ireland--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.

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