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All standing book by kathryn miles official publisher page. Right now, as i start work on my new book project, the latter category is populated almost entirely by histories of shipwrecks and rescues. All standing and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The story is told through the history of the ship jeanie johnston. Nine days inside hurricane sandy, all standing and adventures with ari. Her essays and articles have appeared in publications including best american essays, the boston globe, down east, ecotone, history, the new york times, outside, pacific standard.
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Kathryn miles book, all standing, like a dramatic piece of creative nonfiction, lets it all hang out aboard the jeanie johnston, one of the socalled famine ships who transported starving refugees to america, canada, and australia. Kathryn miles tells the tale in her new book, all standing. Spurred by a complex web of motivationsshame, familial obligation, and sometimes even greedmore than a million people attempted to flee the irish famine. The remarkable story of the jeanie johnston, the legendary irish famine ship kathryn miles simon and schuster, jan 8, 20 history 256 pages. By turns harrowing and heartwarming, all standing salvages the treasure of a history lost at sea. All standing the remarkable story of the jeanie johnston, the legendary irish famine ship recounts the journeys of this. Category irish history publication date january 08, 20 this is a true account of the irish potato famine that provides a different approach to the horrors of that time. The remarkable story of the jeanie johnston, the legendary irish famine ship kathryn miles on. All standing the remarkable story of the jeanie johnston, the legendary irish famine ship recounts the journeys of this famous ship, her heroic crew, and the immigrants who were ferried between ireland and north america. Author kathryn miles to give book talk in waldoboro. The remarkable story of the jeanie johnston, the legendary irish famine ship by kathryn miles at barnes.
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