SCOTLAND FAREWELL: THE PEOPLE OF THE HECTOR

This is a first edition of Scotland Farewell: The People of the Hector, written in 1980 by the Canadian journalist Donald MacKay (1925-2011). The book was a best-seller and was re-issued in 2006.

It is the story of the Highland Scots who sailed to Pictou, Nova Scotia, in 1773 aboard the brig Hector. These intrepid emigrants came for many reasons: the famine of the previous spring, pressures of population growth, intolerable rent increases, trouble with the law, the hunger of landless men to own land of their own. Upon arrival at Pictou, after an appalling storm-tossed crossing, they found they had been deceived. The promised prime farming land turned out to be virgin forest. Only the kindness of the Mi'kmaq and the few New Englanders already settled there enabled them to survive until they learned how to exploit the forests and clear land. But survive they did, and their prosperity encouraged shiploads of emigrants, many fellow clansmen, to join them, making northeastern Nova Scotia a true New Scotland.

This copy is wrapped in protective plastic; underneath the plastic, the original price tag is still on it. The dust jacket is unclipped.

227 pages, including photos. Excellent condition.

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