| Author |
Bergquist, James M.
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| Title |
Daily life in immigrant America, 1820-1870 : how the first great wave of immigrants made their way in America / James M. Bergquist. |
| Edition |
Revised edition. |
| OCLC |
298613569 |
| ISBN |
9781566638296 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
|
1566638291 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| Publisher |
Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, [2009] |
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©2009 |
| Description |
xviii, 329 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Immigrants -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century.
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| Summary |
Early-nineteenth-century America experienced the first wave of immigration after Independence, when Germans, Irish, English, Scandinavians, and, on the West Coast, even Chinese began to arrived in significant numbers. These new settlers had a profound impact on such national developments as westward expansion, urban growth, industrialization, city and national politics, and the Civil War. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-299) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface -- Chronology -- Overview: immigration by the numbers, 1820-1870 -- Leaving home, 1820-1845 -- Across the Atlantic and into America, 1820-1845 -- Immigration at high tide, 1845-1854 -- Developing immigrant communities, 1820-1855 -- Changing immigrant cultures, 1820-1855 -- Political turmoil and war, 1850-1865 -- Into a new era, 1865-1870. |
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