Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850

Sibert Award Winner: This true story of five years of starvation in Ireland is "a fascinating account of a terrible time" (Kirkus Reviews).

In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people. Over the next five years, the blight attacked again and again. These years are known today as the Great Irish Famine, a time when one million people died from starvati...