The Great Shame

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The Great Shame is a historical non-fiction book by Thomas Keneally that explores the experiences of Irish convicts and emigrants transported to Australia and America in the 19th century.

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instanceOf book
history book
non-fiction book
about British imperial policy toward Ireland
Irish nationalism
Irish political exiles
conditions of convict life
migration and settlement patterns of Irish people
penal colonies in Australia
author Thomas Keneally NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Australia
focusesOn colonial penal systems
emigration of Irish people to America
political prisoners from Ireland
social history of Irish oppression
transportation of Irish convicts to Australia
genre historical non-fiction
history
hasForm biographical case studies
narrative history
hasPerspective Irish historical perspective
hasTitle The Great Shame NERFINISHED
language English
literaryCategory Australian history literature
Irish history literature
diaspora studies literature
mainSubject 19th-century history
Irish convicts
Irish diaspora
Irish emigrants
penal transportation
notableFor detailed account of Irish transportation to Australia
linking Irish history with Australian and American history
publisher Random House NERFINISHED
setInLocation Australia NERFINISHED
Britain NERFINISHED
Ireland NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
setInPeriod 19th century
workOf Thomas Keneally NERFINISHED

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