Ontario and Quebec’s Irish Pioneers
Author | : Lucille H. Campey |
Publisher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2018-09-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781459740853 |
ISBN-13 | : 1459740858 |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Download or read book Ontario and Quebec’s Irish Pioneers written by Lucille H. Campey and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2018-09-08 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking on the myth that Irish settlers in Canada were a wave of famine victims, Lucille Campey reveals the pioneering achievements of the Irish who began populating — and thriving in — Ontario and Quebec a century before the famine of 1840. The second volume of the Irish in Canada series brings an informative and lively account of this great saga.