Britannia's children: emigration from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland since 1600

"Britannia's Children is the first account of emigration from the British Isles as a whole, including England, Scotland and Ireland (Ireland being part of the Britain during the Great Famine and its classic age of emigration). Eric Richards traces the stages of this extraordinary movement...

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Main Author: Richards, Eric 1940-2018 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London [u.a.] Hambledon and London 2004
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Summary:"Britannia's Children is the first account of emigration from the British Isles as a whole, including England, Scotland and Ireland (Ireland being part of the Britain during the Great Famine and its classic age of emigration). Eric Richards traces the stages of this extraordinary movement from the days of Raleigh and the Mayflower to modern times, and shows the variety of motives that drove men and women to make the most momentous decisions of their lives. He also draws on a mass of examples of individual cases, voyages, destinations and fates."--BOOK JACKET.
Physical Description:XII, 388 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:1852854413

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