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In April 1923 the SS Metagama weighed anchor off Stornoway and set sail for Montreal. On board were three hundred young men and women bound for a new life in North America. Partly driven by the lure of opportunities overseas, these young Leosachs were also participants in the new government programme of state-aided emigration.

Based on personal interviews with those who travelled to the New World on the Metagama and other ships, Jim Wilkie sets their story in the context of emigration in Lewis over the centuries, to produce a fascinating insight into one of the central events in the island’s history.



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'My one regret is that this book was not written 15 or 20 years ago … one must be grateful to Jim Wilkie for having caught the last few authentic voices before they are still forever'

-- James Shaw Grant * Stornoway Gazette *

Metagama: A Journey from Lewis to the New World

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      Publisher: Birlinn General
      Publication Date: 19/10/2023
      ISBN13: 9781839830365, 978-1839830365
      ISBN10: 1839830360
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      Local history Migration, immigration and emigration

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In April 1923 the SS Metagama weighed anchor off Stornoway and set sail for Montreal. On board were three hundred young men and women bound for a new life in North America. Partly driven by the lure of opportunities overseas, these young Leosachs were also participants in the new government programme of state-aided emigration.

      Based on personal interviews with those who travelled to the New World on the Metagama and other ships, Jim Wilkie sets their story in the context of emigration in Lewis over the centuries, to produce a fascinating insight into one of the central events in the island’s history.



      Trade Review

      'My one regret is that this book was not written 15 or 20 years ago … one must be grateful to Jim Wilkie for having caught the last few authentic voices before they are still forever'

      -- James Shaw Grant * Stornoway Gazette *

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