The Irish Potato Famine: A Cause-And-Effect Investigation

by Jill Sherman

Book Overview

In the mid-1840s, potato blight ruined the crops of impoverished farmers across Ireland. Many families went hungry without their main source of food. Disease struck down people weakened by starvation as the government struggled to address the problem. Would the country ever recover?

To understand the impact of a disaster, you must understand its causes. How did the system of landlords and tenants contribute to the disaster? How did British...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512411191
• ISBN13: 9781512411195
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7