Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1839830360
ISBN-13
9781839830365
Edition
Reissue
Publisher
Birlinn General
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Origin
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 19th, 2023
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
264 grams
Dimensions
13.80 x 21.70 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Migration, immigration & emigrationLocal history
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Based on personal interviews with those who travelled to the New World on the Metagama and other ships, Jim Wilkie sets their story in the context of emigration in Lewis over the centuries, to produce a fascinating insight into one of the central events in the island’s history.
In April 1923 the SS Metagama weighed anchor off Stornoway and set sail for Montreal. On board were three hundred young men and women bound for a new life in North America. Partly driven by the lure of opportunities overseas, these young Leosachs were also participants in the new government programme of state-aided emigration.Based on personal interviews with those who travelled to the New World on the Metagama and other ships, Jim Wilkie sets their story in the context of emigration in Lewis over the centuries, to produce a fascinating insight into one of the central events in the island’s history.
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