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"Fast sailing and copper-bottomed" : Aberdeen sailing ships and the emigrant Scots they carried to Canada, 1774-1855 / Lucille H. Campey

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Campey, Lucille H.
Published
Toronto : Natural Heritage Books, [2002]
Copyright Date
©2002
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 209 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Contents
Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; I. THE EXODUS TAKES SHAPE; II. EARLY ATLANTIC CROSSINGS, 1774-15; III. THE TIMBER TRADE GROWS AND EMIGRANTS FOLLOW, 1816-30; IV. UPPER CANADA BECKONS, 1831-1855; V. CROMARTY AND THURSO: HIGHLAND GATEWAYS TO BRITISH AMERICA; VI. THE ABERDEEN SAILING SHIPS WHICH CARRIED EMIGRANTS; VII. EMIGRANT SEA VOYAGE: A GOOD OR BAD EXPERIENCE?; VIII. NEW BRUNSWICK AND NOVA SCOTIA SETTLEMENTS; IX. SETTLEMENTS IN WESTERN UPPER CANADA; X. STEAM REPLACES SAIL.
Summary
The days when Aberdeen's "fast sailing and copper-bottomed" ships carried emigrant Scots to Canada are brought to life in this fascinating account of the northern Scotland exodus during the sailing ship era. Taking readers through new and little-used documentary sources, Lucille H. Campey finds convincing evidence of good ships, sailed by experienced captains and managed by reputable people, thus challenging head on the perceived imagery of abominable sea passages in leaking old tubs. And by considering the significance of ship design and size, she opens a new window on our understanding of em
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ISBN
9781554880447 (electronic bk.)
1554880440 (electronic bk.)
9781459712904 (electronic bk.)
1459712900 (electronic bk.)
1896219314
9781896219318
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-189) and index.
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