Ireland's Arctic Siege by Kevin C Kearns

Ireland's Arctic Siege by Kevin C Kearns

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The Irish winter of 1947 was the coldest and longest of the 20th Century. Kevin Kearns gets behind the headlines to reveal in tremendous detail the hardship, depravation and loss of life that gripped a vulnerable country as a result of an extended period of freakishly cold weather.

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Ireland's Arctic Siege by Kevin C Kearns

The Irish winter of 1947 was the coldest and longest of the 20th Century. Kevin Kearns gets behind the headlines to reveal in tremendous detail the hardship, depravation and loss of life that gripped a vulnerable country as a result of an extended period of freakishly cold weather.

“Reveals tales of heroism and tragedy – a fascinating read”
Richard Oakley, The Sunday Times

Kevin C. Kearns PhD is a social historian and professor emeritus at the University of Northern Colorado. He has made thirty-eight research trips to Ireland, a number of which were funded by the National Geographic Society. Of his ten books on Dublin, five have been bestsellers, most notably Dublin Tenement Life, which was number 1 on the Irish Times bestseller list for many weeks. He now resides in the coastal village of Camden, Maine.

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ISBN 13 9780717154487
ISBN 10 0717154483
Title Ireland's Arctic Siege
Author Kevin C Kearns
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Gill
Year published 2012-09-28
Number of pages 304
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