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Irish Emigration and Canadian Settlement
Patterns, Links, and Letters
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Cecil J. Houston
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English
Published/Copyright:
1990
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In mid-19th century Canada, the Irish outnumbered the English and Scots two to one. Yet their different experience have been much less studied than their US counterparts. The authors evaluate both emigration and settlement and present as well revealing personal documents about intense, often painful experiences of the settlers.
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Houston Cecil J. :
Cecil J. Houston is a member of the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto.Smyth William J. :
William J. Smyth is the president emeritus of the National University of Ireland, Maynooth and a past president of the Geographical Society of Ireland and the Association of Canadian Studies in Ireland.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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1. Introduction
1 - Part One: Links in Emigration
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2. Emigrant Origins
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3. The Emigrants
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4. The Emigration Process
79 - Part Two: Patterns of Settlement
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5. Settling In
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6. Social and Religious Life
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7. The Geography of Settlement
188 - Part Three: Lives and Letters
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8. Nathaniel and Joseph Carrothers: Upper Canadian Pioneers
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9. Jane White: Townswoman in Upper Canada
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10. Alexander Robb: Adventures in British Columbia
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11. Conclusion
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Notes
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Index
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eBook published on:
December 15, 1990
eBook ISBN:
9781487599676
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
380
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figures, maps, tables, h/ts throughout
eBook ISBN:
9781487599676
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College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
