Daily life in immigrant America, 1820-1870 /

Daily life in immigrant America, 1820-1870 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Berquist, James M.
Imprint:	Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
Description:	xix, 306 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series. Daily life in the United States
Subject:	Immigrants -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. Emigration and immigration. Immigrants -- Social life and customs. United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6663397

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ISBN:	9780313336980 (alk. paper) 0313336989 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-299) and index.

Table of Contents:

Series Foreword
Preface
Chronology
1. Overview: Immigration by the Numbers, 1820-1870
2. Leaving Home, 1820-1845
3. Across the Atlantic and into America, 1820-1845
4. Immigration at High Tide, 1845-1854
5. Developing Immigrant Communities, 1820-1855
6. Changing Immigrant Cultures, 1820-1855
7. Political Turmoil and War, 1850-1865
8. Into a New Era, 1865-1870
Glossary
Bibliography
Index