British Buckeyes: The English, Scots, and Welsh in Ohio, 1700-1900Kent State University Press, 2006 - 295 pages How early British immigrants shaped Ohio? Because of their so similar linguistic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, the English, Scottish, and Welsh immigrants are often regarded as the invisible immigrants assimilating into early American society easily and quickly and often losing their ethnic identities. Yet, of all of Ohio's immigrants the British were the most influential in terms of shaping the state's politics and institutions. Also significant were their contributions of farming, mining, iron production, textiles, pottery, and engineering. Until British Buckeyes, historians have all but ignored and neglected these Industrious settlers. Author William E Van Vugt uses hundreds of biographies from county archives and histories, letters, Ohio and British census figures, and ship passenger lists to identify these immigrants; and draw a portrait of their occupations, settlement patterns, experiences and to underscore their role in Ohio history. |
Table des matières
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The Nineteenth Century Migration Patterns and Assimilation | 36 |
Communities and Settlements | 64 |
Agriculture | 95 |
Crafts and Industry | 132 |
Religion and Reform | 180 |
The Professions Arts and Civil Service | 207 |
Conclusion | 220 |
The County Histories | 225 |
Notes | 249 |
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Page 8 - And whereas it is just and reasonable, and essential to Our Interest, and the Security of Our Colonies, that the several Nations or Tribes of Indians, with whom We are connected, and who live under Our Protection, should not be molested or disturbed...
Page 10 - The youngest (she had taken so much pains with my horse) came and placed herself very near me. I began to think she had some amorous design upon me. In about half an hour she began to creep nearer me and pulled my blanket. I found what she wanted and lifted it up. She immediately came to me and made me as happy as it was in her power to do. She was young, handsome, and healthy. Fine regular features and fine eyes; had she not painted them with red before she came to bed!
Page 11 - Saw an Indian Dance in which I bore a part. Painted by my Squaw in the most elegant manner. Divested of all my clothes except my calico short breech-clout, leggings, and Mockesons. A fire was made which we danced round with little order, whooping and hallooing in a most frightful manner. I was but a novice at the diversion and by endeavouring to act as they did, made them a great deal of sport and ingratiated me much in their esteem. This is the most violent exercise to the adepts in the art I ever...