How I Survived the Irish Famine: The Journal of Mary O'Flynn
- ISBN-10
- 0688177506
- ISBN-13
- 9780688177508
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 36
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-12-01
- Publisher
- Harper Trophy
- Author
- LAURA WILSON
Description
In 1847, during the Great Famine, twelve-year-old Mary Flynn keeps a journal of life and death among Ireland's tenant farmers.
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