The epic story of the great migration from Cornwall to all of the major mining and agricultural districts of the world. Dr. Payton shows how emigration had become a fact of life long before the mining crisis of the 1860's and set in. He demonstrates the importanat role played by the Cornish in the development of the international mining economy. Farmers and other workers are not forgotten as Dr. Payton unveils his extraordinary story which transports the reader from the remotest Andes and the bonanza goldfields of California to the arid expanses of Australia or South Africa, taking in along the way such places as Tahiti, Prince Edward Island, Cuba and Inda. Wherever they went, the Cornish left their distinctive cultural mark across the globe. Soft cover, 6x9, 466 pages, $26.