Lucille H. Campey

An Unstoppable Force (eBook, ePUB)

The Scottish Exodus to Canada

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides the first exhaustive study of the great Scottish exodus to Canada written in modern times. Using wide-ranging sources, some previously untapped, Lucille Campey examines the driving forces behind the Scottish exodus and traces the remarkable progress of Scottish colonizers across Canada. Mythology and truth are considered side by side as their story unfolds. Scots had a profound impact on Canada and shaped the course of its history. This book is essential reading for those who wish to understand why they came and the enormity of their achievements in Canada.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dundurn Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781459712317
• Artikelnr.: 37947115

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 fourteen books on early Scottish, English, and Irish 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.