Book 1994

Scoundrels, Dreamers & Second Sons

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Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Pub Co
Language: English
Published: 1994

Emigration And Immigration
Canada - History

"Remittance men" was a term used for young British men who settled in Canada and who were mostly "of aristocratic or upper-middle-class background, cultured, and supported by regular allowances sent to them by family back in Britain. It was the allowance that earned them the nickname of remittance men."--Pref.