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Fast Sailing and Copper Bottomed - Aberdeen
Sailing Ships and the Emigrant Scots they carried to Canada 1774-1855
ISBN: 9781896219318
Price: $23.95 CAD | $17.95 USD
The days when Aberdeen's "fast sailing
and copper-bottomed" ships carried emigrant Scots to Canada are brought to life
in this fascinating account of the northern Scotland exodus during the sailing
ship era. Taking readers through new and little-used documentary sources,
Lucille H. Campey finds convincing evidence of good ships, sailed by experienced
captains and managed by reputable people, thus challenging head on the perceived
imagery of abominable sea passages in leaking old tubs. And by considering the
significance of ship design and size, she opens a new window on our
understanding of emigrant travel. Instead of concentrating on the extreme cases
of suffering and mishaps, to be found in anecdotal material, Campey's approach
is to identify all of the emigrant sea crossings to Canada made on Aberdeen
sailing ships.
Observing the ships which collected passengers from the port of Aberdeen as well
as those which collected emigrants at Highland ports, especially Cromarty and
Thurso, Campey reveals the processes at work and the people who worked behind
the scenes to provide the services. Her following of the emigrant Scots on to
their New World destinations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Upper Canada
provides us with an opportunity to see how events in Canada were influencing
both the decision to emigrate and choice of location. These emigrant Scots
succeeded, often after difficult beginnings, and would endow Canada with their
rich traditions and culture which live on to this day.
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