St Lawrence Ripples

St. Lawrence Ripples The column, St. Lawrence Ripples, provided an opportunity for a young urban product of New York City to personally explore the fascination of small town rural life in early 19th century America seen through the eyes of those who lived it. New York State's North Country, including the Adirondack region, is still a distinct, beautiful area far removed from the common perception of the Empire State.

Using a prosopographical approach that combines descriptive exposition, quantitative tabulation, and structural analysis, Randy Widdis determines the geographical and social origins of migrants, the distance and direction of migration corridors, and geographical destinations in both the United States and Canada. The study provides a new view of the invisible Anglo-Canadian, one of the largest and least understood immigrant groups in the United States. Widdis's results show that there were many differences between Anglo-Canadians, and that their experience in the United States was much more complex than is usually assumed. With Scarcely a Ripple not only contributes to our understanding of the dynamics of intra-regional, inter-regional, and return Anglo-Canadian migration but also interprets this movement in terms of the paradox of an emerging Canadian identity and a developing integration with the United States. It offers a historical geographical perspective on a subject that, in this era of free trade and globalization, is more relevant than ever.

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Many works have been published on Bolsover, and have provided in depth, historical facts about the town. In the 'Ripple' series, the author moves away from the lengthy reference type publications to give a more brief, story approach to the town's history. This is the first book of the series and covers a broad spectrum of accounts over several thousand years, from early man passing through from the continent as they hunt, through to coal and the industrial revolution and the part it played in shaping the landscape.