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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

The enthralling, true tale of a celebrated â€œcoffin shipâ€ that ran between Ireland and America in the 1840s: â€œBy turns harrowing and heartwarmingâ€¦All Standing salvages the treasure of a history lost at seaâ€ (J.C. Hallman, author of The Devil Is a Gentleman).

More than one million immigrants fled the Irish famine for North Americaâ€”and more than one hundred thousand of them perished aboard the â€œcoffin shipsâ€ that crossed the Atlantic. 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 shipâ€™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 doctorâ€”and one Irish familyâ€™s search for the American dream.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2014-01-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781451610154

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