1847, Grosse Île : a record of daily events / André Charbonneau, André Sévigny.: R64-198/2-1997E-PDF
"This book is a day-to-day account of the sad events that took place in 1847, a year in which nearly 100,000 emigrants, mostly Irish, disembarked at Grosse Île or the Port of Québec. Written as a diary, the book gives a detailed description of the administrative measures taken by the authorities to deal with the influx of such a large number of emigrants in deplorable conditions of disease and misery. It records the arrivals and departures of ships and gives a weekly account of the sick and the dead. The reader will also get an idea of the reactions expressed by the newspapers at the time and read first hand accounts by the emigrants themselves, priests, doctors, sailors and other contemporaries"--Back Cover.
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| Department/Agency | Parks Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | 1847, Grosse Île : a record of daily events / André Charbonneau, André Sévigny. |
| Variant title | Grosse Île : a record of daily events |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Other formats | Paper-[English] |
| Note(s) | Digitized by Publishing and Depository Services Program. Issued also in printed form. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Parks Canada, Canadian Heritage = Parc Canada, Patrimoine canadien : Public Works and Government Services Canada, 1997. ©1997 |
| Author / Contributor | Charbonneau, André,1950- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xi, 276 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs |
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| Subject terms | Irish -- Mortality -- Québec (Province) -- Grosse Ile (Montmagny) -- History -- 19th century. Quarantine -- Québec (Province) -- Grosse Ile (Montmagny) -- History -- 19th century. Typhus fever -- Québec (Province) -- Grosse Ile (Montmagny) -- History -- 19th century. Irlandais -- Mortalité -- Québec (Province) -- Grosse Île, La (Montmagny) -- Histoire -- 19e siècle. Quarantaine -- Québec (Province) -- Grosse Île, La (Montmagny) -- Histoire -- 19e siècle. Typhus exanthématique -- Québec (Province) -- Grosse Île, La (Montmagny) -- Histoire -- 19e siècle. Grosse Ile (Montmagny, Québec) Grosse Île, La (Montmagny, Québec) |
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