Britain to America
Subtitle: mid-nineteenth-century immigrants to the United States
By: William E. Van Vugt.
Series: Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial series
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: British Americans -- History -- 19th century.; Immigrants -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century.; Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-233) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: "A motley set"; title: Emigrant farmers; title: Britons in American agriculture; title: Immigrants from industry and crafts; title: Miners; title: The Welsh; title: The elite: merchants, professionals, and "gentlemen"; title: Women; title: Becoming Americans: religion, the Civil War, and institutions; title: Conclusion; title: Appendixes; title: Notes; title: Bibliography.