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Daily life in immigrant America, 1820-1870 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bergquist, James M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
Series:Nwood Press "Daily life through history" series. Daily life in the United States.
Subjects:
United States > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Immigrants > United States > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.