
The Graves Are Walking
The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People
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Gerard Doyle
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John Kelly
It started in 1845 and lasted six years. Before it was over, more than one million men, women, and children starved to death and another million fled the country. Measured in terms of mortality, the Great Irish Potato Famine was one of the worst disasters in the 19th century-it claimed twice as many lives as the American Civil War. A perfect storm of bacterial infection, political greed, and religious intolerance sparked this catastrophe. But even more extraordinary than its scope were its political underpinnings, and The Graves Are Walking provides fresh material and analysis on the role that nineteenth-century evangelical Protestantism played in shaping British policies and on Britain's attempt to use the famine to reshape Irish society and character.
Perhaps most important, this is ultimately a story of triumph over perceived destiny: for 50 million Americans of Irish heritage, the saga of a broken people fleeing crushing starvation and remaking themselves in a new land is an inspiring story of exoneration.
Based on extensive research and written with novelistic flair, The Graves Are Walking draws a portrait that is both intimate and panoramic, that captures the drama of individual lives caught up in an unimaginable tragedy, while imparting a new understanding of the famine's causes and consequences.
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Explains many causes of the Irish potato famine
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Kelly has a style that gets to the point with saying very little on his own accord. He sews together historical anecdotes and first-hand accounts which then tells its own story. Right or wrong, he presents the many narratives of the historical era with their bias and enthusiasm in tow.
If I had to settle on something I’d improve with this audiobook, I’d suggest that although the Irish speaker is a perfect voice for this story, a little more dramatic inflections and intonation to punch up the delivery at times would be helpful.
Unvarnished Truth
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The volume on the recording varied so wildly I found myself having to adjust it almost continually, as well as the median volume on this was abnormally low to start with. Although the book might have had promise, I finally had to give up after a couple of hours of real frustration.Poor audio quality
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Kathleen
Full detail of how the famine got started! How was involved
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All-around Excellent
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My sweet and gentle Irish grandmother, who was born in New Orleans in 1876, could not be riled by much, but we learned to dare not mention the English to her. I always thought that was quaint and amusing. I'd give anything if she were here today so that I could learn what she knew.
Every Irish American should read this book
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Very interesting
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hardship, compounded by weak leadership
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Sad tale of a sad time
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If you could sum up The Graves Are Walking in three words, what would they be?
I've read quite a bit on the Irish Potato Famine, yet I had never read such a balanced review of the tragedy. This account includes ways in which the Irish themselves were culpable, and well intentioned attitudes of some of the British which nevertheless contributed to the crisis. It also explains what was behind "No Irish May Apply" when the Irish immigrants arrived in the new world. It is necessarily graphic, and there were times I had to stop listening. But it's a good book for anyone interested in the Potato Famine.A Well Balanced Record of the Famine
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