Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD v
3. INTRODUCTION vii
4. CONTENTS xiii
5. ILLUSTRATIONS xiv
6. I. SETTLEMENT FOR TRADE AND DEFENCE, 1765–1815 1
7. II. UNEMPLOYMENT, OVERPOPULATION, EMIGRATION 18
8. III. THE RISING TIDE: TO THE MILITARY SETTLEMENTS, 1815–1830 40
9. IV. THE RISING TIDE: TO THE IRISH SETTLEMENTS, 1823–1845 65
10. V. NEW NEEDS AND NEW THEORIES 85
11. VI. COLONIZATION LEADERS AND COLONIZATION COMPANIES 113
12. VII. THE EMIGRANT SHIP AND THE EMIGRANT TRADE, 1815–1860 144
13. VIII. THE GREAT EMIGRATIONS, 1830-1860 172
14. IX. HELP FOR THE NEEDY EMIGRANT 203
15. X. THE TRIUMPH OF LAISSEZ-FAIRE 228
16. NOTES 241
17. APPENDIX A 283
18. APPENDIX B 287
19. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 305
20. INDEX 311