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German immigration and servitude in America, 1709-1920 / Farley Grubb.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grubb, Farley Ward, 1954- author.
- Series:
- Routledge explorations in economic history ; 53.
- Routledge explorations in economic history ; 53
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- German Americans--History.
- German Americans.
- Immigrants--United States--History.
- Immigrants.
- Indentured servants--United States--History.
- Indentured servants.
- German Americans--Statistics.
- Immigrants--United States--Statistics.
- Indentured servants--United States--Statistics.
- Germany--Emigration and immigration--History.
- Germany.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History.
- United States.
- Germany--Emigration and immigration--Statistics.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Statistics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (455 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book provides the most comprehensive history of German migration to North America for the period 1709 to 1920 than has been done before. Employing state-of-the-art methodological and statistical techniques, the book has two objectives. First he explores how the recruitment and shipping markets for immigrants were set up, determining what the voyage was like in terms of the health outcomes for the passengers, and identifying the characteristics of the immigrants in terms of family, age, and occupational compositions and educational attainments. Secondly he details how immigrant servitud
- Contents:
- pt. I. German immigration to America, 1709-1835
- pt. II. German immigrant servitude in America, 1745-1835
- pt. III. Epilogue : German immigration to the U.S., 1820-1920 : from founding migration to mass migration.
- Notes:
- "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-68250-3
- 0-203-81050-3
- 1-283-88802-5
- 1-136-68251-1
- 9780203810507
- OCLC:
- 823389564
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