The Silver Chief: Lord Selkirk and the Scottish Pioneers of Belfast, Baldoon and Red RiverDundurn, 2003 M05 20 - 241 páginas Belfast, Prince Edward Island, founded in August 1803, owes its existence to Lord Selkirk. Its bicentennial is a timely reminder of Selkirk's work in Canada, which extended beyond Belfast to Baldoon (later Wallaceburg) in Ontario, as well as to Red River, the precursor to Winnipeg. Aptly named "The Silver Chief" by the five Indian chiefs with whom he negotiated a land treaty at Red River, the fifth Earl of Selkirk spent an immense fortune in helping Scottish Highlanders relocate themselves in Canada. Selkirk has been well observed through the eyes of the rich and powerful, but his settlers have been neglected. Why did they leave Scotland? Which districts did they come from? Why did they settle in Canada? Why did Selkirk help them? How successful were their settlements? What impact did they have on Canadas early development? Did Selkirk realize his ambitions for Canada? In answering these questions, Lucille H. Campey presents a new and powerful case for re-assessing the achievements of Selkirk and his settlers. Using a wealth of documentary sources, she reconstructs the sequence of emigration from Scotland to the three areas of Canada where settlements were founded. She shows that emigration took place in a carefully planned and controlled way. She reveals the self-reliance, adaptability and steely determination of the Selkirk settlers in overcoming their many problems and obstacles. They brought their rich traditions of Scottish culture to Canada and, in doing so, helped to secure its distinctively Canadian future. Together, Selkirk and his settlers succeeded against overwhelming odds and altered the course of history. |
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3 Success at Belfast Prince Edward Island | 24 |
4 Initial Setbacks at Baldoon Upper Canada | 51 |
5 Early Conflict at Red River | 77 |
6 The Silver Chief Arrives | 106 |
7 The Scottish Settlers of Red River | 120 |
8 Later Developments at Belfast Baldoon Red River | 143 |
The first arrivals at the Red River settlement who came in August 1812 | 171 |
List of people recruited in 1812 by Charles McLean in Mull for the Red River settlement and the Hudsons Bay Company | 172 |
Owen Kevenys list of the settlers and Hudsons Bay Company workers who sailed on the Robert Taylor from Sligo in June 1812 | 174 |
Red River Inhabitants whose names appear in a petition asking for protection following the Seven Oaks Battle of 1816 | 177 |
Notes | 178 |
Bibliography | 207 |
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Cover Credits | 239 |
9 Selkirk his Settlers | 157 |
Thomas Douglas fifth Earl of Selkirk A Genealogical Table | 168 |
Men selected by Miles MacDonell to go to the Red River settlement who were in Seal Islands near York Factory in October 1811 | 169 |
About the Author | 240 |
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The Silver Chief: Lord Selkirk and the Scottish Pioneers of Belfast, Baldoon ... Lucille H. Campey Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
The Silver Chief: Lord Selkirk and the Scottish Pioneers of Belfast, Baldoon ... Lucille H. Campey Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
The Silver Chief: Lord Selkirk and the Scottish Pioneers of Belfast, Baldoon ... Lucille H. Campey Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
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