The Highland Scots of North Carolina, 1732-1776


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Meyer addresses himself principally to two questions. Why did many thousands of Scottish Highlanders emigrate to America in the eighteenth century, and why did the majority of them rally to the defense of the Crown. . . . Offers the most complete and intelligent analysis of them that has so far appeared.--William and Mary Quarterly

Using a variety of original sources -- official papers, travel documents, diaries, and newspapers -- Duane Meyer presents an impressively complete reconstruction of the settlement of the Highlanders in North Carolina. He examines their motives for migration, their life in America, and their curious political allegiance to George III.



Author: Duane Meyer
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 08/24/1987
Pages: 230
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.13w x 0.69d
ISBN13: 9780807841990
ISBN10: 0807841994
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,