Books relating to the cause of the Potato Famine

I was looking for books that explained the cause of the potato famine.  Books that look into the reason why the potatoes stopped growing, or grew with deformities.  Books that look to explain what farmers did wrong or how they brought about their own demise.




http://books.google.com/books?id=fiNPJifJXY0C&q=cause+of+potato+famine&dq=cause+of+potato+famine&hl=en&ei=frxhTvvvLsPJ0AHygrGVCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ
This book mainly focuses on the scientific causes of the Great Potato Famine.  The book centers around facts and data, rather than personal experiences of people.  It is a good book because it centers on the scientific close up aspect of research.


http://books.google.com/books?id=EV4YE_0RsywC&pg=PA289&dq=cause+of+potato+famine&hl=en&ei=frxhTvvvLsPJ0AHygrGVCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=cause%20of%20potato%20famine&f=false


This book takes a similar stance as the previous book, however this book gives a little more culture.  It uses a mid ranged cultural analysis. This book looks at the consequences of the potato crop failing.   

http://books.google.com/booksid=D77BvmFwDogC&pg=PA172&dq=personal+experiences+of+potato+famine+victims&hl=en&ei=LjxmTtSeGKjo0QHRrYSLAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false


This book takes a more in-depth look into what happened to the people effected by the potato famine.  Not only does it look at the Irish, but it also looks at the American people and how they were effected by the influx of Irish into the country.  The book mostly focuses on how and why people moved during the Famine.  However, the book still presents facts about the cause of the famine. 
    

http://books.google.com/books?id=SaFnAAAAMAAJ&q=personal+experiences+of+potato+famine+victims&dq=personal+experiences+of+potato+famine+victims&hl=en&ei=LjxmTtSeGKjo0QHRrYSLAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAw


This book takes a mid-ranged cultural view of the British's roll in the cause of the Potato Famine.  This book looks into how the British were mainly responsible for the suffering brought upon the Irish from the potato famine.  It also explores the British's treatment years before the potato famine actually happened
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http://books.google.com/books?id=yoBVH3Nggn0C&pg=PT483&dq=personal+experiences+of+potato+famine+victims&hl=en&ei=LjxmTtSeGKjo0QHRrYSLAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD4Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false


This book provides an interesting view on what was going on around the world during the famine.  This book shows how people who were socially aware and active, such as writers, were trying to bring the dangers of the famine to the attention of others all around the world.  I would consider this book a more mid-ranged cultural analysis.

 http://books.google.com/booksid=mI77lmwmVDkC&pg=PA258&dq=personal+experiences+of+potato+famine+victims&hl=en&ei=LjxmTtSeGKjo0QHRrYSLAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false


This book differs from the others, because it focuses mostly on famine as a whole, not just specifically the Irish Potato Famine.  It does, however, reference the Irish Potato famine, and relates more current information to the Irish Potato Famine.