{"product_id":"the-great-hunger","title":"The Great Hunger","description":"Description for THE GREAT HUNGER by Cecil Woodham-Smith: \u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nThe Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove as many more to emigrate to America. It may not have been the result of deliberate government policy, yet British ‘obtuseness, short-sightedness and ignorance’ – and stubborn commitment to laissez-faire ‘solutions’ – largely caused the disaster and prevented any serious efforts to relieve suffering. The continuing impact on Anglo-Irish relations was incalculable, the immediate human cost almost inconceivable. In this vivid and disturbing book Cecil Woodham-Smith provides the definitive account.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connies Bookshelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42956422611160,"sku":null,"price":2.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/9099\/4904\/products\/TheGreatHunger.jpg?v=1655040348","url":"https:\/\/conniesbookshelf.com\/products\/the-great-hunger","provider":"Connies Bookshelf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}