The Irish in Quebec City in 1861 [microform] : a Portrait of an Immigrant Community
Author: Robert John Grace
Publisher: National Library of Canada
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780315475205
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Publisher: National Library of Canada
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780315475205
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Sharon Doyle Driedger
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2022-05-31
Total Pages: 484
ISBN-13: 1443469181
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →During the Great Famine of the 1840s, thousands of impoverished Irish immigrants, escaping from the potato crop failure, fled to Canada on what came to be known as “fever ships.” As the desperate arrivals landed at Quebec City or nearby Grosse Isle, families were often torn apart. Parents died of typhus and children were put up for adoption, while lucky survivors travelled on to other destinations. Many people made their way up the St. Lawrence to Montreal, where 6,000 more died in appalling conditions. Despite these terrible beginnings, a thriving Irish settlement called Griffintown was born and endured in Montreal for over a century. The Irish became known for their skill as navvies, building our canals and bridges, working long hours in factories, raising large, close-knit families. This riveting story captures their strong faith, their dislike of authority, their love of drink, song and a good fight, and their loyalty. Filled with personal recollections drawn from extensive author interviews, An Irish Heart recreates a community and a culture that has a place of distinction in our history. From D’Arcy McGee and Nellie McClung to the Montreal Shamrocks, Brian Mulroney and beyond, Irish Canadians have made their mark.
Author: Robert John Grace
Publisher: National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 1320
ISBN-13: 9780612393554
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: M. Teresa Baer
Publisher: Indiana Historical Society
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 69
ISBN-13: 0871952998
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The booklet opens with the Delaware Indians prior to 1818. White Americans quickly replaced the natives. Germanic people arrived during the mid-nineteenth century. African American indentured servants and free blacks migrated to Indianapolis. After the Civil War, southern blacks poured into the city. Fleeing war and political unrest, thousands of eastern and southern Europeans came to Indianapolis. Anti-immigration laws slowed immigration until World War II. Afterward, the city welcomed students and professionals from Asia and the Middle East and refugees from war-torn countries such as Vietnam and poor countries such as Mexico. Today, immigrants make Indianapolis more diverse and culturally rich than ever before.
Author: Jonathan Wagner
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2011-11-01
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 0774841540
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Jonathan Wagner considers why Germans left their home country, why they chose to settle in Canada, who assisted their passage, and how they crossed the ocean to their new home, as well as how the Canadian government perceived and solicited them as immigrants. He examines the German context as closely as developments in Canada, offering a new, more complete approach to German-Canadian immigration.
Author: Marianna O'Gallagher
Publisher: Ste-Foy, Québec : Carraig Books
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 194
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The history of the St. Lawrence River Quarantine Station from 1832 to 1937.
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Published: 1982
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.
Author: Edmundo Murray
Publisher: Edmundo Murray
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9509725714
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