Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers: English Settlers in Atlantic Canada Contributor(s): Campey, Lucille H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554887488 ISBN-13: 9781554887484 Publisher: Dundurn Press OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Canada - General |
Dewey: 971.500 |
Series: English in Canada |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.63 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The first-ever comprehensive book written on early English immigration to Canada, Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers introduces a series of three titles on The English in Canada. Focusing on factors that brought the English to Atlantic Canada, it traces the English arrivals to their various settlements in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, and considers their reasons for leaving their homeland. Who were they? When did they arrive? Were they successful? What was their lasting impact? Drawing on wide-ranging documentary sources, including passenger lists, newspaper shipping reports, and the wealth of material to be found in English county record offices and in Canadian national and provincial archives, the book provides extensive details of the immigrants and their settlements and gives details of more than 700 Atlantic crossings -- essential reading for individuals wishing to trace English and Canadian family links or to deepen understanding of the emigration process. |
Contributor Bio(s): Campey, Lucille H.: - 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. |