A fascinating survey of a key period of economic, migratory and cultural exchange between Scotland and North America, including Canada and the Caribbean. Murdoch explores Scottish interactions with North America in a desire to open up new perspectives on the subject. INDICE: Preface - Introduction - PART I: SCOTTISH TRADE AND SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA - Scotland and America in the Seventeenth Century - Emigration in the Eighteenth Century - Sugar and Tobacco: 'Let Glasgow Flourish' - PART II: TRANSATLANTIC SCOTLAND: CULTURAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN SCOTLAND AND AMERICA - Slavery and Scotland - Scotland and Native Peoples in the Americas - The Spiritual Connection - Epilogue: The Scottish Invention of the USA - Notes - Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-51649-6
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 216
- Fecha Publicación: 18/12/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés