AFTER THE HECTOR : the scottish pioneers of nova scotia and cape breton, 1773-1852 by Campey Lucille H - 2007

Toronto: Natural Heritage, 2007. pict. paper , pp., xviii, 376, illustrated, index, very good copy, This is the first fully documented and detailed account, produced in recent times, of one of the greatest early migrations of Scots to North America. The arrival of the Hector in 1773, with nearly 200 Scottish passengers, sparked a huge influx of Scots to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. Thousands of Scots, mainly from the Highlands and Islands, streamed into the province during the late 1700s and the first half of the nineteenth century...Extensively documented with all known passenger lists and details of over three hundred ship crossings, ... a well-written, crisp narrative that provides a useful outline of the known Scottish settlements up to the middle of the 19th century . First Edition. Paperbound. Very Good. 8 vo,. History.