Yankeys now :
immigrants in the antebellum United States, 1840-1860 /
Joseph P. Ferrie.
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| In collection: | Stephen Griffin Collection |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1999.
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| Series: | NBER series on long-term factors in economic development
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| Notes: | Dust jacket available. See entry for [Miscellaneous dust jackets removed from Stephen Griffin Collection items] in the NLI catalogue. Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-218) and index. Physical description: xii, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. more |
| ISBN: | 0195109341 (alk. paper) |
Table of Contents:
Immigrant origins and the "saltwater curtain"
The data: two new samples
The context of antebellum immigration
The geographic mobility of immigrants after their arrival at New York
Occupational change at arrival
Wealth accumulation, 1840-1860
Economic mobility and geographic persistence, 1850-1860
The impact of immigration on natives, 1850-1860.
Immigrant origins and the "saltwater curtain"
The data: two new samples
The context of antebellum immigration
The geographic mobility of immigrants after their arrival at New York
Occupational change at arrival
Wealth accumulation, 1840-1860
Economic mobility and geographic persistence, 1850-1860
The impact of immigration on natives, 1850-1860.