All Standing: The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston, The Legendary Irish Famine Ship
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (788 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451610157 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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It chronicles the 10-year existence of a sailing ship that embarked refugees for North America. --Gilbert Taylor . Offering great detail about the Jeanie Johnston’s nautical characteristics, Miles exemplifies the Irish immigrant’s transatlantic experience in one family who endured the crossing, passed through quarantine inspection in Canada, and settled in the U.S. No matter who merits the credit for the Jeanie Johnston’s career, credit there was, for her voyages were distinguished for not losing any passengers; Irish immigrants died in droves on other ships. Named
Why did these individuals succeed while so many others failed? And what new lives in America were the ship’s passengers seeking?In this deeply researched and powerfully told story, acclaimed author Kathryn Miles re-creates life aboard this amazing vessel, richly depicting the bravery and defiance of its shipwright, captain, and doctor—and one Irish family’s search for the American dream.. Hallman, author of The Devil Is a Gentleman).More than one million immigrants fled the Irish famine for No
Kathryn Miles is a professor of environmental writing at Unity College. She is the author of Adventures With Ari and dozens of articles that have appeared in publications, including Alimentum, Best American Essays, Ecotone, Flyway, Meatpaper, and Terrain. She lives—and sails—in Belf
Kenneth T. Spruce said Finally, an exciting narrative on the Irish Famine.. I've read a few Irish Famine books in the last years and most of them have read more or less like a history textbook - they were amazingly effective at putting me to sleep and when I eventually finished each successive dissertation, I wondered "Why did I just read another Finally, an exciting narrative on the Irish Famine. I've read a few Irish Famine books in the last years and most of them have read more or less like a history textbook - they were amazingly effective at putting me to sleep and when I eventually finished each successive dissertation, I wondered "Why did I just read another 300 pages on the Irish Famine?" All Standing is different.It's evident through this work that Kathryn Miles is also a professor of "Creative Non-Fiction". This story of the Jeanie Johnston is something much, much different from your usual Irish Famine text. Full of vibrant characters and a windi. 00 pages on the Irish Famine?" All Standing is different.It's evident through this work that Kathryn Miles is also a professor of "Creative Non-Fiction". This story of the Jeanie Johnston is something much, much different from your usual Irish Famine text. Full of vibrant characters and a windi. Engaging Read! Nicole West A fabulous story - full of vibrant characters, heart-wrenching grief, and historical learning. Most have heard of the Irish Potato Famine (but few probably realize the full details of this atrocious historical event) and even fewer know the story of the Jeanie Johnston - the only vessel during this time period to transport immigrants to North America over the course of multiple voyages without a single death. One need not have background knowledge of the Irish Famine nor sailing to truly appreciate this book, complete with an amazing, interwoven story of a baby b. Superb Read! Donald J. Hanson An amazing and real story of tragedy, courage, determination, compassion and corruption with characters right out of a soap opera. Before reading this book I knew zilch about the Irish potato famine and resulting emigration to North America, but having read a previous book by the author (Adventures with Ari) I had to read it. The determination by the starving poor of Ireland to survive, the compassion of a few shipbuilders, Captains and doctors to do the right thing, and the insidious greed and corruption of the English Whig party who were basically trying to ext