Lucille H Campey

Atlantic Canada's Irish Immigrants

A Fish and Timber Story

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Challenging the commonplace view that the Irish immigration saga was primarily driven by dire events in Ireland, Lucille Campey's groundbreaking work redraws the picture of early Irish settlement in Atlantic Canada. Extensively documented, and drawing on all known passenger lists of the period, the book is essential reading.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dundurn Press
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9781459730236
• ISBN-10: 1459730232
• Artikelnr.: 43856994

Autorenporträt

Lucille H. Campey was born in Ottawa. A professional researcher and historian, she has a master's degree in medieval history from Leeds University and a Ph.D. from Aberdeen University in emigration history. She is the author of eight books on early Scottish emigration to Canada and three on English emigration to Canada. She was the recipient of the 2016 Prix du Québec for her work researching Irish emigration to Canada. She lives near Salisbury in Wiltshire, England.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps 
List of Tables 
Acknowledgements 
Preface 
Abbreviations 
Chapter 1 Fish, Timber, and Hope
Chapter 2 Early Irish Settlers 
Chapter 3 The Newfoundland Irish 
Chapter 4 Nova Scotia's Irish and Their Links with Newfoundland
Chapter 5 New Brunswick's Irish and the Timber Trade
Chapter 6 Prince Edward Island's Irish Communities
Chapter 7 Emigration During the Great Irish Famine
Chapter 8 Sea Crossings 
Chapter 9 The Irish in Atlantic Canada
Explanatory Notes for Appendices I to III
Appendix I Ship Crossings from Ireland to Nova Scotia, 1816-11850 
Appendix II Ship Crossings from Ireland to New Brunswick, 1799-1856 
Appendix III Ship Crossings from Ireland to Prince Edward Island, 1771-1848 
Notes 
Bibliography 
Image Credits 
Index 
About the Author