Passage to the World The Emigrant Experience 1807-1940

Kevin Brown, "Passage to the World: The Emigrant Experience 1807-1940"
English | ISBN: 1848321368 | 2013 | 256 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
From the early nineteenth century onwards, millions of people left their homes to cross the seas. Some, like the convicts transported from England to Australia, had no choice; others like the indentured Indian and Chinese laborers had almost no alternative; but the vast majority of emigrants were driven to escape war, famine or grinding poverty. Whatever their circumstances and wherever their destination, the one experience they all shared in common was the sea voyage.