The Mark of Honour / Hazel Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthews, Hazel, Author.

Series:

Canadian studies in history and government ; 6.

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American loyalists--New York (State).

American loyalists.

Scots--New York (State).

Scots.

New York (State).

Canada.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 pages).

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This volume discusses Scottish emigration to the American colonies, the reasons for their decision to do so, the perils faced on the Atlantic sea journey, and the politics and Loyalist sentiments that arrived with them.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE. TO THE HILLS OF THE NEW WORLD

CHAPTER TWO. THE FOREST: WITH AXE AND PLOUGH

CHAPTER THREE. THE RIFT: REBEL OR TRAITOR?

CHAPTER FOUR. THE KING'S MEN: WITH HATCHET, KNIFE, AND GUN (PART I)

CHAPTER FIVE. THE KING'S MEN: WITH HATCHET, KNIFE, AND GUN (PART II)

CHAPTER SIX. THE RIVER AND THE FORT

CHAPTER SEVEN. THE CITY: WITH SWORD AND MUSKET

CHAPTER EIGHT. PEACE BESIDE THE SEA

CHAPTER NINE. THE BRITISH WAY OF LIFE

CHAPTER TEN. A JOURNEY TO KORTRIGHT, 1804

CHAPTER ELEVEN. A CHERISHED LEGACY

APPENDIX A. SOME LOYALISTS OF KORTRIGHT, NEW STAMFORD, AND THE HEAD OF THE DELAWARE IN THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK

APPENDIX B. A LIST OF PERSONS EMPLOYED AS RANGERS IN THE INDIAN DEPARTMENT, JUNE 15, 1777

APPENDIX C. FROM THE "BOSTON CHRONICLE," MARCH 12, 1782

APPENDIX D. EXTRACT FROM ALBANY NEWSPAPER, MAY 26, 1783

NOTES

GLOSSARY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

1-4875-8270-6

OCLC:

1129157188