ISBN:
0313336989
,
9780313336980
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xix, 306 p)
,
ill
,
25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in CASINO, JOSEPH J. [Rezension von: Bergquist, James M., Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1820-1870] 2009
Series Statement:
Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series. Daily life in the United States
Parallel Title:
Print version Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1820-1870
DDC:
305.9/06912097309034
Keywords:
Immigrants Social life and customs 19th century
;
United States Emigration and immigration 19th century
;
History
Abstract:
An insightful overview of the first "wave" of American immigration explores the daily lives of those that settled on American shores
Description / Table of Contents:
Front Matter; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Chronology ; 1. Overview: Immigration by the Numbers, 1820-1870; 2. Leaving Home, 1820-1845 ; 3. Across the Atlantic and into America, 1820-1845; 4. Immigration at High Tide, 1845-1854 ; 5. Developing Immigrant Communities, 1820-1855 ; 6. Changing Immigrant Cultures, 1820-1855 ; 7. Political Turmoil and War, 1850-1865; 8. Into a New Era, 1865-1870 ; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-299) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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