Emigrants
Why the English Sailed to the New World
Editorial Orion
Fecha de edición julio 2018 · Edición nº 1
Idioma inglés
EAN 9781780221038
336 páginas
Libro
encuadernado en tapa blanda
Resumen del libro
'Marvellously engaging' The Times'Brisk, informative and eye-opening' Daily TelegraphIn the 1600s, vast numbers of people left England for the Americas. Crossing the Atlantic was a major undertaking, the voyage long and treacherous. Why did they go?Emigrants casts vivid new light on the population shift which underpins the rise of modern America.
Using contemporary sources including diaries, court hearings and letters, James Evans brings us the extraordinary personal stories of the men and women who made the journey of a lifetime.
