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Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1870-1920: How the Second Great Wave of Immigrants Made Their Way in America

Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1870-1920: How the Second Great Wave of Immigrants Made Their Way in America

Ivan Dee
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The second "wave" of U.S. immigration, from 1870 to 1920, brought more than 26 million men, women, and children onto American shores. June Granatir Alexander's history of the period underscores the diversity of peoples who came to the United States in these years and emphasizes the important shifts in their geographic origins-from northern and western Europe to southern and eastern Europe-that led to the distinction between "old" and "new" immigrants. Alexander offers an engrossing picture of the immigrants' daily lives, including the settlement patterns of individuals and families, the demographics and characteristics of each of the ethnic groups, and the pressures to "Americanize" that often made the adjustment to life in a new country so difficult. The approach, similar to David Kyvig's highly successful Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940 , presents history with an appealing immediacy, on a level that everyone can understand.
Language
English
Pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Release
July 16, 2009
ISBN
1566638305
ISBN 13
9781566638302

Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1870-1920: How the Second Great Wave of Immigrants Made Their Way in America

Ivan Dee
4/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
The second "wave" of U.S. immigration, from 1870 to 1920, brought more than 26 million men, women, and children onto American shores. June Granatir Alexander's history of the period underscores the diversity of peoples who came to the United States in these years and emphasizes the important shifts in their geographic origins-from northern and western Europe to southern and eastern Europe-that led to the distinction between "old" and "new" immigrants. Alexander offers an engrossing picture of the immigrants' daily lives, including the settlement patterns of individuals and families, the demographics and characteristics of each of the ethnic groups, and the pressures to "Americanize" that often made the adjustment to life in a new country so difficult. The approach, similar to David Kyvig's highly successful Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940 , presents history with an appealing immediacy, on a level that everyone can understand.
Language
English
Pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Release
July 16, 2009
ISBN
1566638305
ISBN 13
9781566638302

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