Ontario and Quebec’s Irish Pioneers

Ontario and Quebec’s Irish Pioneers
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Publisher : Dundurn
Total Pages : 418
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ISBN-10 : 9781459740853
ISBN-13 : 1459740858
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Book Synopsis Ontario and Quebec’s Irish Pioneers by : Lucille H. Campey

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.

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