Why We Left: Untold Stories and Songs of America's First Immigrants

The book explores the grim truths of working-class English emigration during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, challenging the notion that these immigrants sought a land of opportunity in America. By tracing American folk ballads back to their origins, it uncovers the cultural perspectives of early immigrants and provides a poignant historical insight into the lives of their ancestors, revealing a more complex narrative than commonly understood.