| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 390 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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text file |
| Series |
McGill-Queen's transatlantic studies ; 4
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McGill-Queen's transatlantic studies ; 4.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Portrait of an English Migration recounts the history of those who left North Yorkshire for North America between the eighteenth century and the early twentieth century. Focusing on individual stories of migrants and their families, this book provides many personal glimpses of the migration experience of those who left England's largest county to build new lives in the United States and Canada. Exploring the local history, geography, and cultures of Yorkshire and the key places of settlement in North America, William Van Vugt deepens our understanding of the historic migration process: how local conditions and access to information influenced migration decisions, the role of local networks in migration patterns, and the significance of family connections, religious identities, and land ownership to the migrants themselves. He considers the extent to which English migrants shaped regional culture and contributed to economic development, addressing ongoing questions about identity and what it meant to be English in North America. Full of first-person accounts and stories from migrants themselves, Portrait of an English Migration is both a sweeping history of two centuries of migration and an intimate look at the lives of generations of Yorkshire people who crossed the ocean to make a new home."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1 Origins -- 2 Beginnings -- 3 After the Revolution -- 4 Lead -- 5 Leaving -- 6 The Journey -- 7 The Upper Mississippi -- 8 Adjustment and Assimilation -- 9 Mining and Smelting -- 10 Upper Canada -- 11 Farming -- 12 Iowa -- 13 Native Americans -- 14 Religion -- 15 The Gold Rush -- 16 Politics, Reform, and War -- 17 The Steamship -- 18 The Post-War Economy -- 19 Farming after the War -- 20 The Great Plains -- 21 Texas -- 22 Canada -- Conclusion and Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English -- United States -- History.
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English. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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English -- Canada -- History.
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Canada. |
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Immigrants -- United States -- History.
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Immigrants. |
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Immigrants -- Canada -- History.
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North Yorkshire (England) -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
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Emigration and immigration. |
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Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
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North Yorkshire (England) -- Biography.
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HISTORY / North America. |
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England -- North Yorkshire. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Van Vugt, William E., 1957- Portrait of an English migration. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2021 0228005841 9780228005841 (OCoLC)1199007320 |
| ISBN |
9780228006879 electronic book |
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0228006864 electronic book |
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9780228006862 electronic book |
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0228006872 electronic book |
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