Search Results: the great shame a story by keneally thomas

Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Random House. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Penguin Random House. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Random House, Sydney, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. XX, 732 pp., includes acknowledgements, notes, list of abbreviations, bibliography, and index. 24 pages of black and white photographs, map of Ireland in the nineteenth century map of Perth and its environs, and early settlements of New South Wales with detail of Van Diemen's land. Illustrated paperback binding. In the nineteenth century, the Irish population was halved. The Great Shame, a remarkable work of non-fiction, traces the three causes of this depletion: the famine; the emigrations; and the transportations to Australia. Based on unique research among little-used sources, this masterly book covers 80 years of Irish history, told through the intimate lens of political prisoners -- some of them ancestors of the Keneally family -- who served time as convicts in Australia. the previous owner has used whiteout over their name on the very first page, but I suppose as compensation, has protected the… Read More

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

London: BCA, 1998. 0091837367. 9.5" x 6". Hardback with dust wrapper. xii + 732 pages. Some black + white photographs and illustrations. 2 small tears at the top of wrapper spine, otherwise a very nice clean copy. near fine/ VG. .

London: BCA. Very Good/Very Good. 1998. Hard Cover. 8vo 0385476973 BCA reprint. Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Photographs on plates.732 pages clean and tight. .

London.: Chatto & Windus., 1998. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Random House, Sydney, 1998. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1.3 kg.; XX, 732 pp., includes acknowledgements, notes, list of abbreviations, bibliography, and index. 24 pages of black and white photographs, map of Ireland in the nineteenth century & map of Perth and its environs, and early settlements of New South Wales with detail of Van Diemen's land. In the nineteenth century, the Irish population was halved. The Great Shame, a remarkable work of non-fiction, traces the three causes of this depletion: the famine; the emigrations; and the transportations to Australia. Based on unique research among little-used sources, this masterly book covers 80 years of Irish history, told through the intimate lens of political prisoners -- some of them ancestors of the Keneally family -- who served time as convicts in Australia. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No damage to describe. Clean tidy copy, with… Read More

Random House, Sydney, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1.3 kg.; XX, 732 pp., includes acknowledgements, notes, list of abbreviations, bibliography, and index. 24 pages of black and white photographs, map of Ireland in the nineteenth century & map of Perth and its environs, and early settlements of New South Wales with detail of Van Diemen's land. In the nineteenth century, the Irish population was halved. The Great Shame, a remarkable work of non-fiction, traces the three causes of this depletion: the famine; the emigrations; and the transportations to Australia. Based on unique research among little-used sources, this masterly book covers 80 years of Irish history, told through the intimate lens of political prisoners -- some of them ancestors of the Keneally family -- who served time as convicts in Australia. Ownership detail at the bottom right-hand corner of the front free end page. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

Random House, Sydney, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1.3 kg.; XX, 732 pp., includes acknowledgements, notes, list of abbreviations, bibliography, and index. 24 pages of black and white photographs, map of Ireland in the nineteenth century & map of Perth and its environs, and early settlements of New South Wales with detail of Van Diemen's land. In the nineteenth century, the Irish population was halved. The Great Shame, a remarkable work of non-fiction, traces the three causes of this depletion: the famine; the emigrations; and the transportations to Australia. Based on unique research among little-used sources, this masterly book covers 80 years of Irish history, told through the intimate lens of political prisoners -- some of them ancestors of the Keneally family -- who served time as convicts in Australia. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No damage to describe. Clean tidy copy, with matching… Read More

The author tells the tale of the Irish through the experiences of those transported to Australia for social and political dissent and of emigrant societies in the United States, Britain and Canada. 732 pages with 32 pages of black and white illustrations and 3 maps. Book in very good condition ex library with a stamp and reference number on last page, sticker on spine and back cover and light tanning.

Random House, 1998 Book & D.J. in a good condition. D.J. & Outer extremities of leaves show wear from reading and storage.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 732 pages, very good in very good unclipped dustwrapper.

Random House, 1998. Hardcover. Good.

Hutchinson, UK, 1998. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 732 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hutchinson, UK, 1998. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In The Great Shame, Thomas Keneally--the bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler's List--combines the authority of a brilliant historian and the narrative grace of a great novelist to present a gripping account of the Irish diaspora. The nineteenth century saw Ireland lose half of its population to famine, emigration, or deportation to penal colonies in Australia--often for infractions as common as stealing food. Among the victims of this tragedy were Thomas Keneally's own forebearers, and they were his inspiration to tell the story of the Irish who struggled and ultimately triumphed in Australia and North America. Relying on… Read More

Sydney, Random House, 1998.. 732pp. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper. Near fine.