num_pages: 134
description: This volume brings together for the first time two records of the experiences of early Scottish emigrants to Argentina, one of relating the journey made by a party from Leith to Buenos Aires in 1825 (William Grierson, 'The Voyage of the Symmetry), and the other taking the form of an autobiographical account of the lifetime spent there by a member of this group ('Faith Hard Tried': The Memoir of Jane Robson). The editor's Introduction provides historical surveys of the young Argentine Republic, with particular emphasis upon the ramifications of political developments for foreign citizens, and of the Scottish agricultural colony at Monte Grande, as well as commentary on the texts themselves.
language: English
title: From Caledonia to the Pampas: Two Accounts by Early Scottish Emigrants to the Argentine
titlecomplete: From Caledonia to the Pampas: Two Accounts by Early Scottish Emigrants to the Argentine
ratings_count: 1
places: Scotland, Argentina
publisher: Birlinn Ltd