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Exiles and Islanders : the Irish settlers of Prince Edward Island /

Exiles and Islanders describes Irish settlement in Prince Edward Island from 1763 to 1880. By tracing the history of these early settlers, Brendan O'Grady demolishes the myth that the Island's Irish settlers were largely refugees from the Great Potato Famine. Using a wide variety of source...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Grady, Brendan, 1925-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2004.
Colección:McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Illustrations and Maps
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • The Legacy of New Ireland
  • Less-Travelled Roads
  • The Meeting of the Waters
  • An Irish Principality
  • Kings Countyâ€?s Irish Domain
  • County Monaghan before the Emigration to Prince Edward Island
  • The Monaghan Settlers: A People Set Apart
  • The Crown and the Harp
  • Storm over Belfast: An Irish Retrospective
  • An Island of Destiny
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Index