{"product_id":"discoveries-of-america-personal-accounts-of-british-emigrants-to-north-america-during-the-revolutionary-era-paperback-9780521386944","title":"Discoveries of America; Personal Accounts of British Emigrants to North America during the Revolutionary Era (Paperback) 9780521386944","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDiscoveries of America\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePersonal Accounts of British Emigrants to North America during the Revolutionary Era\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA rare collection of  letters written by British emigrants who came to North America shortly before the onset of the Revolutionary War.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBarbara DeWolfe (Edited by), Bernard Bailyn (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521386944, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 September 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15 x 1.7 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...this book...will fascinate readers with an interest in the complexities of migration of British emigrants who dared to cross the Atlantic and write home about their experience in the New World in order to invite others to follow their example.\"    Marianne S. Wokeck, Michigan Historical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDiscoveries of America  is a collection of personal letters written by eighteen of the thousands of British emigrants who came to North America in the fifteen years preceding the onset of the American Revolution. These accounts are rare: few letters sent by emigrants during the colonial period exist. The letters reveal the motivations, experiences, characteristics, and emotions of these people, who populated America at a crucial time in its history, and provide insights into the mechanisms of the British-American migration, especially the organisation of personal networks of family and friends.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEditor's Preface\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Note on Selection\u003cbr\u003e Editorial Procedures\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Nova Scotia: Narratives of Charles Dixon\u003cbr\u003e Letter of James Metcalf\u003cbr\u003e Letter of Luke Harrison\u003cbr\u003e John Robinson and Thomas Rispin, 'Journey through Nova Scotia'\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Middle Colonies: Letters of James Whitelaw\u003cbr\u003e Alexander Thomson, 'News from America\u003cbr\u003e' Letters of Hugh Simm\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Chesapeake: Letter of John Campbell\u003cbr\u003e Letters of David Duff\u003cbr\u003e Letter of Thomas Feilde\u003cbr\u003e Part V. North Carolina: Letters of Alexander McAllister\u003cbr\u003e Letter of Alexander Campbell of Ballole\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. South Carolina and Georgia: Letters of Alexander Cumine\u003cbr\u003e Letters of George Ogilvie\u003cbr\u003e Letter of Thomas Taylor\u003cbr\u003e Letter of Baikia Harvey\u003cbr\u003e Letter of Hester Wylly.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913004933400,"sku":"9780521386944","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521386944i_ee2e203f-d8cc-4aa6-9d3e-19ef18addd97.jpg?v=1691376185","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/discoveries-of-america-personal-accounts-of-british-emigrants-to-north-america-during-the-revolutionary-era-paperback-9780521386944","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}