Sojourners in the Sun. Scottish migrants in Jamaica and the Chesapeake, 1740-1800
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- Author(s) Karras, Alan L
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1992
- Pages 231pp; illus
- Publisher Cornell University Press
- Place Published Ithaca NY
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Scholarly work dealing with Scots who temporarily migrated to British colonies in the Americas undertaking a wide range of occupations - analysing their motives, occupations, networking, etc. Chapters include: 'Transatlantic transiency - the character and context of the sojourning movement'; 'The Caribbean connection - Scots in Jamaica'; 'Tobacco transients - Scots in the Chesapeake'; 'Webs of patronage - Scottish networks in Jamaica and in the Chesapeake'; 'The paradox of success - lucrative careers and failed goals'. Touches on a wide range of occupations including, notably, sugar and tobacco production and trading