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Title: A Dance Called America: The Scottish Highlands, the United States and Canada by James Hunter ISBN: 1-85158-807-8 Publisher: Mainstream Publishing Company, Ltd. Pub. Date: 01 February, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: How and Why did all those Scots get to North America?
Comment: Everyone has heard about the potato famines that drove the many Irish immigrants to North America, but what about their celtic sisters and brothers in Scotland? Was it the clearances or was it the disasterous battle at Culloden in 1745? Hunter's book looks not only at the myriad of issues that emptied the highlands, but also at how the Scotts got to North American and what happened to them when they got there. Hunter explains not only the economic factors in Scotland, but also the brutal conditions that many Scots endured during their passage to Canada and the United States. He looks at the political issues in Scotland, England, Canada and the United State. He examines how they survived and why what they did often depended on when and where they landed. Early emmigrants tended to have money whereas those coming later had next to nothing. Hunter tells you about the businesses that they started, the communities that they built and the leadership that they provide even today to new continent. A Dance Called America opens your eyes to a group of people rarely considered when examining the settlement of North America. While anyone interested in history will enjoy this book, those of Scottish descent will find it particularly interesting
Rating: 4
Summary: A book that I can't forget
Comment: Some books like some movies stay with you. I learned so much about what happened in Scotland from Hunter's very interesting accounts. This book has made the kind of impression that compells me to reread it and loan it to others. It's a keeper in my bookcase now for reference. Now I am in the process of visiting those places both in Scotland and in America where these displaced peoples were sent.
Rating: 4
Summary: An excellent book on the Scots coming to North America
Comment: James Hunter has written a great book on Scottish immigration to North America. He strikes a very good balance between Scottish events that determined why people emmigrated, and the different experiences of these gaelic pioneers.
Different periods of emmigration and settlements of Scottish immigrants are covered. The research is very detailed but thankfully doesn't result in statistics which will bore you. Rather Hunter concentrates on the actual experiences of notable settlers and explorers. It's a descriptive account that brings the period alive. I found the description of the quarantine station at Grosse Ile and Cholera Bay to be particularly moving.
This book is more than a chronicle of the hardships, challenges and frustrations that these early settlers had to endure. It reminds us of their achievements and significant contributions. You can appreciate them that much more knowing of their suffererings in a tough, new land.
I'd be giving this book five stars, but I would have liked some maps and I found the chapter on Craigellachie to wander a little bit. But this is still a wonderful book. If you're interested in Scotland or have any Scottish ancestors, add this book to your collection.
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Title: The Highland Scots of North Carolina, 1732-1776 by Duane Meyer ISBN: 0807841994 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1987 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It by Arthur Herman ISBN: 0609809997 Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) Pub. Date: 24 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Scotch-Irish: A Social History by James G. Leyburn ISBN: 0807842591 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1989 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al Franken ISBN: 0525947647 Publisher: Dutton Books Pub. Date: 29 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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