The Great Shame And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World

In this epic historical narrative, Thomas Keneally, the acclaimed author of Schindler's List, chronicles the nineteenth-century experience of the Irish people. The story begins with the 'shame' of the Great Famine and the subsequent mass migrations and forced transportations of political activists to penal colonies in Australia. Keneally follows the lives of several key figures, most notably Thomas Francis Meagher, through their escapes and relocations to the United States and other corners of the globe. The book details how these displaced individuals survived the rigors of convict life and the American Civil War to eventually rise to positions of influence, documenting the remarkable transformation of the Irish from a persecuted and starving population into a powerful and triumphant force throughout the English-speaking world.

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