This unfriendly soil : the loyalist experience in Nova Scotia, 1783-1791 / Neil MacKinnon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacKinnon, Neil, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Empire loyalists.

Nova Scotia--History--1763-1867.

Nova Scotia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st paperback ed.

Place of Publication:

Kingston, Ont. : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Loyalists in Nova Scotia hoped that their anticipated prosperity, to be achieved with British aid, would show that the American rebellion had been a terrible mistake. But prosperity was elusive. The loyalists were disappointed not only by their treatment at the hands of the British government - their reluctant benefactor - but also by the apparent unwillingness of the government and the people of Nova Scotia to recognise their sacrifice and encourage their advancement. This sense of opposition from the existing community made their experience different from that of loyalists elsewhere and contributed to the intensity and longevity of Nova Scotia's loyalist tradition. The early period of loyalist settlement came to a close shortly after Britain gained portable pensions and withdrew free provisions, a turn of events which led many of the exiles to return to their homeland. By 1791 relations with the old settlers and the provincial government, changing attitudes toward the United States, and conflict among themselves had modified loyalist opinions and expectations in ways they would never have imagined a decade earlier.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 The Evacuation""; ""2 The Great Wave""; ""3 Provisions, Musters, and Mobility""; ""4 Early Progress of the Loyalist Settlements""; ""5 A Fragmentary Profile""; ""6 Loyalist Attitudes""; ""7 Reactions to the Loyalist""; ""8 The Loyalist in the Sixth Assembly""; ""9 The Loyalist in the Economy""; ""10 Adjustments and Departures""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Note on Sources""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7735-6218-4

OCLC:

1394872153