9780802058294 - Irish Emigration and Canadian Settlement: Patterns, Link, and Letters de Houston, Cecil J.; Smyth, William J. (5 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Hardcover, in dust jacket. Clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and handsome copy, very nearly as new.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Light edge wear to DJ, front flaps creased ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations & Maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 370 pages; "The authors evaluate both emigration and settlement and present as well revealing personal documents about the intense, often painful experiences of the settlers. Part I explores the geographical links - particularly the phenomenon of chain migration - that shaped decisions to leave Ireland. Part 2 examines patterns of settlement in the new land: many Irish settled near family members and friends who had emigrated before them. Most Irish immigrants arrived in Canada before the Famine, healthy and with some personal resources and were able to find niches for themselves. Part 3, with biographies and collections of letters written home, chronicles personal and social life in the new land. The documents illustrate links and patterns revealed in the earlier anlysis of emigration and settlement." (jacket blurb).

Condición: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. xiii, 370pp., index, notes, photos, figures, maps. Light wear, with a handful of dog-ears folded back up, previous owner's name inside front. Small faint blot to bottom edge of front panel of DJ; board and interior not touched by this same event. "The authors evaluate both emigration and settlement and present as well revealing personal documents about intense, often painful experiences of the early Irish settlers. Part 1 explores the geographical links - particularly the phenomenon of chain migration - that shaped decisions to leave Ireland. Part 2 examines patterns of settlement in the new land. Part 3, with biographies of immigrants and collections of letters written home, chronicles personal and social life in the new land." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

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