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The Ocean Plague: Or, A Voyage to Quebec in an Irish Emigrant Vessel: Embracing a Quarantine

The Ocean Plague: Or, A Voyage to Quebec in an Irish Emigrant Vessel: Embracing a Quarantine

Hardcover

Irish History

ISBN10: 1019376198
ISBN13: 9781019376195
Publisher: Legare Street Pr
Published: Jul 18 2023
Pages: 124
Weight: 0.78
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

In 1847, the ship The Syria departed from Ireland with 440 passengers, most of whom were fleeing the Great Famine. But upon arriving in Quebec, more than half of them had perished due to typhus, a highly contagious disease that spread rapidly in the unsanitary conditions of the ship. The Ocean Plague is an eye-opening account of the horror and suffering endured by the Irish immigrants who embarked on the perilous journey to North America.

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