Leaving England : essays on British emigration in the nineteenth century / Charlotte Erickson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erickson, Charlotte, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British Americans--History--19th century.

British Americans.

Immigrants--United States--History--19th century.

Immigrants.

United States--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.

United States.

Great Britain--Emigration and immigration--History--19th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 272 pages.) : 59 tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2019.

Summary:

The British Isles provided more overseas settlers than any country in continental Europe during the nineteenth century, but English emigrants to North America have remained largely invisible, partly for lack of records about their departure or their experiences. Here Charlotte Erickson uses new sources to understand this long-neglected group and the nature of their lives in a new land.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables

Preface

Introduction: Leaving England

1. Agrarian Myths of English Immigrants

2. British Immigrants in the Old Northwest, 1815-1860

3. Who Were the English and Scots Emigrants to the United States in the Late Nineteenth Century?

4. Emigration from the British Isles to the United States of America in 1831

5. Depression Emigrants: Who Went Where from the British Isles in 1841?

6. Was the American West a Safety Valve for Lancashire?

7. Englishwomen in America in the Nineteenth Century: Expectations and Reality

Index

Notes:

Originally published in 1994; this ebook published in 2019.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781501734267 (electronic book)

9781501734267

1501734261

OCLC:

1129189707