Download the fantastic book titled Black Potatoes written by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, available in its entirety in both PDF and EPUB formats for online reading. This page includes a concise summary, a preview of the book cover, and detailed information about "Black Potatoes", which was released on 29 July 2014. We suggest perusing the summary before initiating your download. This book is a top selection for enthusiasts of the Young Adult Nonfiction genre.
Summary of Black Potatoes by Susan Campbell Bartoletti PDF
Sibert Award Winner: This true story of five years of starvation in Ireland is “a fascinating account of a terrible time” (Kirkus Reviews). In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people. Over the next five years, the blight attacked again and again. These years are known today as the Great Irish Famine, a time when one million people died from starvation and disease and two million more fled their homeland. Black Potatoes is the compelling story of men, women, and children who defied landlords and searched empty fields for scraps of harvested vegetables and edible weeds to eat, who walked several miles each day to hard-labor jobs for meager wages and to reach soup kitchens, and who committed crimes just to be sent to jail, where they were assured of a meal. It’s the story of children and adults who suffered from starvation, disease, and the loss of family and friends, as well as those who died. Illustrated with black and white engravings, it’s also the story of the heroes among the Irish people and how they held on to hope. “Bartoletti humanizes the big events by bringing the reader up close to the lives of ordinary people.”—Booklist (starred review)
Detail About Black Potatoes PDF
- Author : Susan Campbell Bartoletti
- Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Genre : Young Adult Nonfiction
- Total Pages : 280 pages
- ISBN : 0547530854
- Release Date : 29 July 2014
- PDF File Size : 29,5 Mb
- Language : English
- Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews
Clicking on the GET BOOK button will initiate the downloading process of Black Potatoes by Susan Campbell Bartoletti. This book is available in ePub and PDF format with a single click unlimited downloads.