The People's Clearance 1770-1815 Highland Emigration to British North America
by Bumsted, J. M
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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About This Item
Manitoba: Edinburgh University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. xvii, (1), 305 pages; Contents clean and secure in original green cloth binding in very good dustjacket faded at spine. Contents include: Introduction; Chapter One: The Dance called America, 1763-75; Chapter Two: The Changing Highlands, 1750-1800; Chapter Three: Highland Emigration to British North America, 1770-1800; Chapter Four: The Emigration Mania Resumed, 1801; Chapter Five: Recruiting and Reaction, 1802; Chapter Six: The Government Intervenes, 1803; Chapter Seven: The Canadian Regiment, 1803-04; Chapter Eight: Emigration Continues, 1804-15; Epilogue; Bibliography. Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-295) , Appendix A , Known major ship sailings with Scots passengers to British North Amer.,1770-1815l; Appendix B; Passenger List 1, The Hector; App B List II, The Lovely Nelly, 1774; App.B List III, The Friendship; 1775; etc,etc. .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44515
- Title
- The People's Clearance 1770-1815 Highland Emigration to British North America
- Author
- Bumsted, J. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Place of Publication
- Manitoba
- Date Published
- 1982
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Highlad Scottish Immigrants, Scottish Migration, Scottish Americans, Scottish Canadians, 18th Century North America, Genealogy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana and American History; European History; Genealogy;
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