All Standing: The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston, The Legendary Irish Famine Ship
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (738 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451610157 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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No matter who merits the credit for the Jeanie Johnston’s career, credit there was, for her voyages were distinguished for not losing any passengers; Irish immigrants died in droves on other ships. From Booklist The exodus from the Irish famine of the 1840s prompts Miles’ contribution to the literature of Eire’s trauma. Offering great detail about the Jeanie Johnston’s nautical characteristics, Miles exemplifies the Irish immigrant’s transatlantic experience in one family who endured the crossing, passed through quarantine inspection in Canada, and settled in the U.S. Named the Jeanie Johnston, a reconstruction of which is today displayed in Dublin, the ship was purpose-built for the emigration trade by a shipwright, with a captain an
Kenneth T. Spruce said Finally, an exciting narrative on the Irish Famine.. I've read a few Irish Famine books in the last years and most of them have read more or less like a history textbook - they were amazingly effective at putting me to sleep and when I eventually finished each successive dissertation, I wondered "Why did I j. Engaging Read! Nicole West A fabulous story - full of vibrant characters, heart-wrenching grief, and historical learning. Most have heard of the Irish Potato Famine (but few probably realize the full details of this atrocious historical event) and even fewer know the story of the Je. Donald J. Hanson said Superb Read!. An amazing and real story of tragedy, courage, determination, compassion and corruption with characters right out of a soap opera. Before reading this book I knew zilch about the Irish potato famine and resulting emigration to North America, but having rea
. Kathryn Miles is a professor of environmental writing at Unity College. She is the author of Adventures With Ari and dozens of articles that have appeared in publications, including Alimentum, Best American Essays, Ecotone, Flyway, Meatpaper, and Terrain
Hallman, author of The Devil Is a Gentleman).More than one million immigrants fled the Irish famine for North America—and more than one hundred thousand of them perished aboard the “coffin ships” that crossed the Atlantic. The enthralling, true tale of a celebrated “coffin ship” that ran between Ireland and America in the 1840s: “By turns harrowing and heartwarming…All Standing salvages the treasure of a history lost at sea” (J.C. But one small ship never lost a passenger.All Standing recounts the remarkable tale of the Jeanie Johnston and her ingenious crew, whose eleven voyages are the stuff of legend. Why did these individuals succeed while so many others failed? And what new lives in America were the ship’s passengers seeking?In this deeply researched and powerfully told story, acclaimed author Kathryn Miles re-creates life aboard this amazing vessel, richly depicting the bravery and defiance of its shipwright, captain, and doctor—and one Irish family’s search for the American dream.