The People's Clearance: Highland Emigration to British North America, 1770 - 1815

This is a revisionist account of Highland Scottish emigration to what is now Canada, in the formative half century before Waterloo. COVER Contents Introduction Chapter One: The Dance called America, 1763–75 Chapter Two: The Changing Highlands, 1750–1800 Chapter Three: Highland Emigration to British North America, 1770–1800 Chapter Four: The Emigration Mania Resumed, 1801 Chapter Five: Recruiting and Reaction, 1802 Chapter Six: The Government Intervenes, 1803 Chapter Seven: The Canadian Regiment, 1803–04 Chapter Eight: Emigration Continues, 1804–15 Epilogue Appendix A Appendix B Select Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y This is a revisionist account of the first phase of Highland Scottish emigration to Canada. With "improving landlords" threatening tradititonal social and cultural life in the Highlands, the author argues that many of the more affluent Highlanders - the tacksmen and substantial tenants - emigrated of their own accord. The book contains lists of every known vessel carrying emigrants plus every known passenger list of the period, and should prove a valuable source book for any work on the Clearances. 1. The Dance Called America, 1763-75 -- 2. The Changing Highlands, 1750-1800 -- 3. Highland Emigration To British North America, 1770-1800 -- 4. Gthe Emigration Mania Resumed, 1801 -- 5. Recruiting And Reaction, 1802 -- 6. The Government Intervenes, 1803 -- 7. The Canadian Regiment, 1803-04 -- 8. Emigration Continues, 1804-15 -- Epilogue. J.m. Bumsted. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [288]-295.