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Mass migration under sail : European immigration to the antebellum United States / Raymond L. Cohn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cohn, Raymond L., 1950- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- European Americans--History--19th century.
- European Americans.
- Immigrants--United States--History--19th century.
- Immigrants.
- European Americans--Economic conditions--19th century.
- Immigrants--United States--Economic conditions--19th century.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.
- United States.
- Europe--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.
- Europe.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects--History--19th century.
- Europe--Emigration and immigration--Economic aspects--History--19th century.
- Europe--Economic conditions--19th century.
- United States--Economic conditions--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 254 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Dr Cohn provides an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the economic history of European immigration to the antebellum United States, using and evaluating the available data as well as presenting fresh data. This analysis centers on immigration from the three most important source countries - Ireland, Germany, and Great Britain - and examines the volume of immigration, how many individuals came from each country during the antebellum period, and why those numbers increased. The book also analyzes where they came from within each country; who chose to immigrate; the immigrants' trip to the United States, including estimates of mortality on the Atlantic crossing; the jobs obtained in the United States by the immigrants, along with their geographic location; and the economic effects of immigration on both the immigrants and the antebellum United States. No other book examines so many different economic aspects of antebellum immigration.
- Contents:
- A unique period for immigration
- The onset and European origins of mass immigration
- The jump in immigrant volume around 1830
- Push, pull, and other factors in Antebellum immigration
- Who were the immigrants?
- The trip from Europe to the United States
- The immigrants in the United States
- The effects of immigration on the United States.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-249) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-107-18977-2
- 1-281-98265-2
- 9786611982652
- 0-511-57521-1
- 0-511-46292-1
- 0-511-46523-8
- 0-511-46449-5
- 0-511-46216-6
- 0-511-46371-5
- OCLC:
- 476232268
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