Voyagers to the West : a passage in the peopling of America on the eve of the Revolution

Voyagers to the West : a passage in the peopling of America on the eve of the Revolution / Bernard Bailyn, with the assistance of Barbara DeWolfe.

Author/creator	Bailyn, Bernard
Other author/creator	DeWolfe, Barbara.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1986.
Description	xxvii, 668 pages, 36 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Immigrants--North America --History --18th century. British--North America --History --18th century. Great Britain--Emigration and immigration --History --18th century. North America--Emigration and immigration --History --18th century.

Contents	pt. I. Background : the magnet of the West. An expanded world, 1760-1776 ; The dilemma of British policy ; Searching for the facts : the origin and character of the register of emigrants -- pt. II. Dimensions. Magnitudes, locations, and flow ; Identities and motivations : the dual emigrations ; Arrivals and destinations -- pt. III. Mobilizing a labor force. The demand ; Sources ; Recruitment ; Sales and distribution -- pt. IV. Peopling the peripheral lands : the extremities. Yorkshire and the Maritime Northeast ; Failure in Xanadu ; Gulf and delta -- pt. V. Peopling the peripheral lands : the great inland arc. North Carolina : the wreck of the Bachelor ; Georgia : exploiting the ceded lands ; New York : swarming to the north.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Bailyn, Bernard. Voyagers to the West. 1st ed. New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1986
LCCN	86045358
ISBN	0394515692
ISBN	9780394515694

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	JV7618.N7 B35 1986	✔ Available	Place Hold