This book provides the first exhaustive study of the great Scottish exodus to Canada written in modern times. Using wide
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Table of contents :
Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
Preface
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Canada’s Appeal
Chapter 2: Emigration Frenzy
Chapter 3: Push, Pull, and Opportunity
Chapter 4: Settlement Growth in Eastern Canada
Chapter 5: Settlement Growth in Western Canada
Chapter 6: Did They Go, Or Were They Sent?
Chapter 7: Emigration Myths and Realities
Chapter 8: What about the “Coffin” Ships?
Chapter 9: Canada’s Scottish Heritage
Appendix I: Ship Crossings from Scotland to Quebec and Maritime Ports, 1770–1815
Appendix II: Scottish Petitioners Who Sought Help from the Colonial Office for Assistance to Emigrate to British North America 1826–27
Appendix III: Characteristics of the Sailing Vessels That Carried at Least 150 Passengers in Atlantic Crossings, 1770–1855
Appendix IV: Adult Transatlantic Fares from Scottish Ports to Quebec and Maritime Ports, 1816–1854
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author