Highland Shepherd

James MacGregor, Father of the Scottish Enlightenment in Nova Scotia

AvAlan Wilson

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Beskrivning

In 1786, the Reverend James MacGregor (1759–1830) was dispatched across the North Atlantic to establish a dissenting Presbyterian church in Pictou, Nova Scotia. The decision dismayed MacGregor, who had hoped for a post in the Scottish Highlands. Yet it led to a remarkable career in what was still the backwoods of colonial North America. Industrious and erudite, MacGregor established the progressive Pictou Academy, opposed slavery, and promoted scientific education, agriculture, and industry. Poet and translator, fluent in nine languages, he encouraged the preservation of the Gaelic language and promoted Scottish culture in Nova Scotia.Highland Shepherd finally bestows on MacGregor the recognition that he so richly deserves. Alan Wilson brings MacGregor and his surroundings to life, detailing his numerous achievements and establishing his importance to the social, religious, and intellectual history of the Maritimes.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-07-27
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:280
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781442660748
Förlag:University of Toronto Press

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Alan Wilson is Professor Emeritus of History and Canadian Studies at Trent University.

Recensioner i media

‘Dr. Wilson is to be congratulated on a readable, informative, and fascinating treatment of a great and neglected Canadian original, giving James MacGregor his rightful place in the galaxy of Canadian pioneers.’- Donald MacLeod (Haddington House Journal vol 19:2017) ‘Wilson has done a fine job of demonstrating MacGregor’s importance as a pioneer and organizer of Presbyterianism in Nova Scotia… The book excels at sketching the hard life of a frontier preacher.’- Andrew R. Holmes (Canadian Historical Review vol 98:03:2017)

Innehållsförteckning

Preface and AcknowledgementsHistoriographical Introduction – by Barry CahillPresbyterian Organization Relating to Macgregor’s LifePart 1: Getting ThereChapter 1: Awaiting the VerdictChapter 2: Honour Thy FatherChapter 3: New Beginnings for Father and SonChapter 4: Glasgow and AlloaChapter 5: In PassagePart 2: AdjustingChapter 6: OrientingChapter 7: Settling In and Broadening OutChapter 8: Letter to a MinisterPart 3: MissionsChapter 9: On the RoadChapter 10: Years of TrialPart 4: PartneringChapter 11: A Threefold Cord and a WeddingChapter 12: East Side, West SideChapter 13: New Places, New FacesPart 5: Community & UnionChapter 14: Pictou & ProgressChapter 15: Onward Christian SoldiersChapter 16: Last CallsChapter 17: Erring ShepherdsChapter 18: The Dissenter as ModeratorChapter 19: An Enduring Spirit