Tripped up by Tartan: Settler Colonialism and the Highland Scots on Cape Breton Island

In the late eighteenth and early-to-mid nineteenth centuries, the maritime colonies of northeastern British North America were a popular destination for thousands of Scottish migrants. A significant proportion were from the Scottish Highlands and Islands and many of them ended up settling on Cape Br...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kehoe, S. Karly
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh University Press 2023
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474494304.003.0003