Personal narratives of Irish and Scottish migration, 1921-65 : 'for spirit and adventure' /
"Bringing to light fascinating evidence such as letters, interviews, questionnaires and shipboard journals, together with more traditional documentary sources such as immigration files and maritime records, this book examines the experience of Irish and Scottish migrants between 1921 and 1965 i...
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Manchester ; New York :
Manchester University Press,
©2007.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Methods, approaches, sources
- 1. Historiography and context
- 2. 'I'll go and find some sunshine': considering going
- 3. 'A tearful goodbye': organising the move
- 4. 'Nothing but water': getting there
- 5. 'The land of opportunity': Ellis Island and New York
- 6. 'It just isn't home': entering the British World
- 7. 'A crony of my own type': personal and group networks
- 8. 'Jigs and reels and hornpipes': identity, culture, and belonging
- 9. 'The savage loves his native shore': going home.
