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UT Press is proud to announce that "Irish Fever: An Archaeology of Illness, Injury, and Healing in New York City, 1845–1875" by Meredith B. Linn has been named an Outstanding Academic Title of 2024 by Choice Magazine. This prestigious recognition places "Irish Fever" among the top three percent of nearly 13,000 titles submitted to Choice during last year, underscoring its exceptional scholarship, presentation, and contribution to the field. Linn’s groundbreaking work delves into the harrowing experiences of Irish immigrants who fled the devastation of the nineteenth-century Potato Famine. Landing in New York City, these individuals faced dangerous work, poor living conditions, and systemic biases that contributed to disproportionately high rates of illness, injury, and death. Drawing on archaeological records, folkloric sources, and historical documents, Linn uses a “visceral historical archaeology” approach to shed light on their health struggles and healing practices. Congratulations to the author and the volume's copublisher, the Society for Historical Archaeology. Read more at the News & Events section of our site.
