Emigration from the United Kingdom to North America, 1763 1912 - 9780367002589

Taylor & Francis

Emigration from the United Kingdom to North America, 1763 1912Author(s): S.C Johnson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367002589, 978-0367002589\nSynopsis\nFirst published in 1913, this valuable and scholarly work is an account of the flow of population from the British Isles to the United States and Canada during the nineteenth century and the authors extensive researches into government reports and papers has brought together a great deal of material which gives his book an important place as an authority on British emigration.\n\nThe work begins with a short historical survey in which the author discusses the causes of emigration before treating the subject topically as a series of political and economic problems. He gives a detailed account of the transport and reception of emigrants, of emigration restrictions and colonisation schemes, and of the emigration of women and children, and presents with much force.