Voyage of Mercy by Stephen Puleo

Voyage of Mercy by Stephen Puleo was received direct from the authors publicist and I chose to review it. I had never heard of this author, however the topic of the book being the USSJamestown and the Irish Famine are common knowledge to us who attended school in the less than modern era. I have been to Ireland and I saw many displays and heard many stories of the great potato famine. I do not recall hearing about the amount of American assistance that was rendered. This book changed that, as well as helping explain to me how a country as lush as Ireland could be unable to feed themselves. After reading the very detailed book, I don’t know why America was not mentioned. If you, or someone you buy gifts for is interested in Irish history or America’s first real humanitarian mission, certainly give this book a read. 4 stars