An Emigrants Guide to North America

by Macdougall, Robert; Thompson, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9781896219431
• ISBN10: 1896219438
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Natural Heritage

Table of Contents

Dedication	iii
Acknowledgments	iv
Editor's Introduction	vii
MacDougall/McDougall Family Tree	xxv
To the Emigrant	1	(2)
Introduction	3	(2)
Marking	5	(8)
Preparations	13	(3)
Fares	16	(2)
Advice Concerning the Emigration of the Gaels	18	(6)
Quebec	24	(6)
Indians	30	(11)
Montreal	41	(5)
Kingston	46	(2)
Toronto	48	(2)
Hamilton	50	(2)
Goderich	52	(10)
Opinions on America	62	(7)
On Choosing Land	69	(2)
On Clearing Land	71	(7)
On Crops	78	(6)
On Grass	84	(4)
On the Making of Sugar	88	(3)
On Livestock	91	(17)
Horses	91	(3)
Cattle	94	(6)
Reports on Cattle	100	(3)
Sheep	103	(2)
Swine	105	(3)
Wild Animals	108	(9)
Bears	108	(3)
Wolves	111	(3)
Foxes	114	(3)
Flies	117	(3)
Conclusion	120	(14)
Appendices
Appendix I - Robert MacDougall's Diary	127	(3)
Appendix II - Robert MacDougall's Opinion on Cattle	130	(2)
Appendix III - Robert MacDougall's Obituary	132	(2)
The Life of Robert McDougall	134	(6)
Notes	140	(2)
Translator's Note: Facal on Eadar-Theangair	142	(2)
Bibliography	144	(6)
Index	150	(9)
About the Editor	159