Scottish highlanders in colonial Georgia : the recruitment, emigration, and settlement at Darien, 17...
Scottish highlanders in colonial Georgia : the recruitment, emigration, and settlement at Darien, 17...
Scottish highlanders in colonial Georgia : the recruitment, emigration, and settlement at Darien, 1735-1748 / Anthony W. Parker.
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Athens : University of Georgia Press, c1997.
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N975.8737/1
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 182 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Discovery, Exploration, and First Contests in the Debatable Land Called Georgia -- Ch. 2. Changing Conditions in the Highlands of Scotland -- Ch. 3. Highland Recruitment: Fertile Fields for Georgia Settlers -- Ch. 4. The Founding of Darien -- Ch. 5. War Comes to Darien: The Battle at Fort Mos...
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Publisher
Athens : University of Georgia Press, c1997.
Place of Publication
Georgia
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
Between 1735 and 1748 hundreds of young men and their families emigrated from the Scottish Highlands to the Georgia coast to settle and protect the new British colony. These men were recruited by the trustees of the colony and military governor James Oglethorpe, who wanted settlers who were accustomed to hardship, militant in nature, and willing to...
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Scottish highlanders in colonial Georgia : the recruitment, emigration, and settlement at Darien, 1735-1748 / Anthony W. Parker.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-178) and index.
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c1997.
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N975.8737/1
Record Identifier
74VMQe8yBAQX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMQe8yBAQX
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ISBN
0820319155 (alk. paper)
9780820319155 (alk. paper)
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975.8737
MMS ID
991000630069702626
