Daily life in immigrant America, 1820-1870
By: James M. Bergquist
Series: Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780313336980
Subjects: Immigrants -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-299) and index
Table of contents: title: Overview: immigration by the numbers, 1820-1870; title: Leaving home, 1820-1845; title: Across the Atlantic and into America, 1820-1845; title: Immigration at high tide, 1845-1854; title: Developing immigrant communities, 1820-1855; title: Changing immigrant cultures, 1820-1855; title: Political turmoil and war, 1850-1865; title: Into a new era, 1865-1870