Sojourners in the Sun : : Scottish Migrants in Jamaica and the Chesapeake, 1740-1800 / / Alan Karras.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Karras, Alan,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]; ©1993
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501736858; 9783110536171
• DOI: 10.7591/9781501736858
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Alan Karras.

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.