An Unstoppable Force - by Lucille H Campey (Paperback)

About the Book

In the late eighteenth century, Scottish emigration became an unstoppable force. Campey examines the causes of the exodus and traces the colonizers progress across Canada.

Book Synopsis

This book provides the first exhaustive study of the great Scottish exodus to Canada written in modern times. Using wide-ranging sources, some previously untapped, Lucille Campey examines the driving forces behind the Scottish exodus and traces the remarkable progress of Scottish colonizers across Canada. Mythology and truth are considered side by side as their story unfolds. Scots had a profound impact on Canada and shaped the course of its history. This book is essential reading for those who wish to understand why they came and the enormity of their achievements in Canada.

Review Quotes

... exhaustively researched ...

An Unstoppable Force is well written and produced, with good maps and many illustrations integrated into the text. It will interest everyone wishing to understand the place of the Scots in Nova Scotian and Canadian history.

...a vivid history lesson...the book is a precise telling of the Scottish influence on Canadian life.

Essential reading

In the course of her investigation, Campey has left no stone unturned, often drawing from primary sources, such as ships' passenger lists and diaries, newspaper articles, customs and shipping records, clergy reports and genealogical society transcriptions of tombstones to prove her points.

About the Author

Born in Ottawa, Lucille Campey now lives near Salisbury, England. Her father's pride in his Scottish roots stimulated her interest in Scottish emigration to Canada. A graduate of Ottawa University, she later acquired a Doctorate from Aberdeen University for her studies of emigration history. She has written seven books thus far on the Scottish exodus to Canada.