Freedom on the horizon : Dutch immigration to America, 1840-1940 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Krabbendam, Hans, 1964-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., [2009]
Series:	Historical series of the Reformed Church in America ; no. 65.
Subjects:	Dutch Americans > History > 19th century. Dutch Americans > History > 20th century. Dutch Americans > Middle West > Social conditions. Immigrants > Middle West > History. Dutch Americans > Middle West > Religion. Christian Reformed Church > History. United States > Emigration and immigration > History. Middle West > Emigration and immigration > History. Netherlands > Emigration and immigration > History.

Table of Contents:

Origin of an emigration tradition
Organization and emigration climate
Formation of an immigrant network
Cement of the churches
Immigrant families
Work and prosperity
Transfer : language and education
Contact : letters and newspapers
Politics
Dutch-American identity
Conclusion: Building blocks for permanence
Appendices: 1. Statistical overview : Dutch emigrants to the United States, per year 1840-1940
2. Historiography of the Dutch in America.