Browsing Department of History by Author "Jett, Merry"
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Saviors In The South: Restoring Humanity To Irish Famine Immigrants in New Orleans, 1847-1880
Jett, Merry (History, 2011-03-03)My thesis begins in during the Irish Famine in 1847, and follows Irish emigrants across the Atlantic Ocean to New Orleans where they faced disease, poverty, and prejudice. During the Irish famine, epidemics struck across ...