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Robert Whyte's 1847 Famine Ship Diary: The Journey of an Irish Coffin Ship

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Robert Whyte's 1847 Famine Ship Diary: The Journey of an Irish Coffin Ship

The voyage of the 'coffin ship' the Ajax, from Dublin to Grosse ÃƒÂ le, the Canadian quarantine station described in the contemporary diary of one of the passengers, Robert Whyte.

Whyte was a Protestant gentleman of education and positions as well as being a professional writer who intended to publish his diary. The diary appeared in 1848. It is signed in the author's own handwriting and features vivid descriptions of the spectacular scenery along the way and striking delineations of the passengers, the crew and the suffering travelers.

Country	USA
Author	Robert Whyte
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781856350914
Edition	UK ed.
ISBN	1856350916
Label	Irish American Book Company
Manufacturer	Irish American Book Company
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	124
PublicationDate	1994-03-10
Publisher	Irish American Book Company
SKU	1618
Studio	Irish American Book Company
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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