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

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

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
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Karras, Alan,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]
©1993
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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