Title: Daily life in immigrant America, 1870-1920 /
Authors: Alexander, June Granatir, 1948-
Publisher: Greenwood Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Immigrants United States Social life and customs; Immigrants United States Social life and customs; United States Emigration and immigration History; United States Emigration and immigration History
Abstract: A compelling exploration of the daily lives of immigrants during the second "wave" - from 1870 to 1920.
Contents: Chronology -- Introduction: Getting a perspective on immigrant daily life -- Immigration, 1870 to 1920 : a historical overview -- Life on the land : immigrants in the American West -- Life on the job : immigrants in the industrial workplace -- Life in urban America : migrants and immigrant families -- Life in ethnic communities : immigrant institutions and businesses -- Life in a hostile world : immigrants in World War I America.