Sojourners in the Sun : Scottish Migrants in Jamaica and the Chesapeake, 1740-1800 / Alan Karras.
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TextPublisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©1993Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)Content type: - 9781501736858
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Maps -- Charts -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Transatlantic Transiency: The Character and Context of the Sojourning Movement -- 2. The Caribbean Connection: Scots in Jamaica -- 3. Tobacco Transients: Scots in the Chesapeake -- 4. Webs of Patronage: Scottish Networks in Jamaica and the Chesapeake -- 5. The Paradox of Success: Lucrative Careers and Failed Goals -- Afterword: The Scots and Changing Notions of Independence -- Bibliography -- Index
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By capturing the intentions, careers, and frustrations of Scottish migrants, Sojourners in the Sun illuminates an important and previously obscure aspect of migration history. Karras makes a significant contribution not only to Atlantic, Caribbean, and Chesapeake social history, but also to economic and Scottish history.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
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