Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1820-1870 (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series: Daily Life in the United States)

В начале девятнадцатого века Америка приняла первая "волна" (в период после независимости) иммиграции.Немцы, ирландцы, англичане, скандинавы, и даже китайские, начали прибывать в огромных количествах и оказали влияние на национальном уровне, расширение на запад, урбанизация, индустриализация. Скрины (http://fastpic.ru/view/3/2009/1023/346847d2abedde917608cf558b2a9006.jpg.html) (http://fastpic.ru/view/3/2009/1023/ae2b3834b63e407eb00832b89a300ff0.jpg.html) (http://fastpic.ru/view/3/2009/1023/38d45ea98e9d448957eb2fc0d875c0b9.jpg.html) Overview: Early Nineteenth Century America Saw The First Wave Of Post-independence Immigration. Germans, Irish, Englishmen, Scandinavians, And Even Chinese On The West Coast, Began To Arrive In Significant Numbers, Profoundly Impacting National Developments Like Westward Expansion, Urban Growth, Industrialization, City And National Politics, And The Civil War. This Volume Explores The Early Immigrants' Experience, Detailing Where They Came From, What Their Journey To America Was Like, Where They Entered Their New Nation, And Where They Eventually Settled. Life In Immigrant Communities Is Examined, Particularly Those Areas Of Life Unsettled By The Clash Of Cultures And Adjustment To A New Society. Immigrant Contributions To American Society Are Also Highlighted, As Are The Battles Fought To Gain Wider Acceptance By Mainstream Culture. Engaging Narrative Chapters Explore: A Focus On The Experience From The Viewpoint Of The Individual; The Catalysts For Leaving One's Homeland; New Immigrant Settlements And The Differences Among Them; Social, Religious, And Familial Structures Within The Immigrant Communities; The Effects Of The Civil War And The Beginning Of The New Immigrant Wave Of The 1870s. Images And A Selected Bibliography Supplement This Thorough Reference Source, Making It Ideal For Students Of American History And Culture. Overview: Immigration By The Numbers, 1820-1870 -- Leaving Home, 1820-1845 -- Across The Atlantic And Into America, 1820-1845 -- Immigration At High Tide, 1845-1854 -- Developing Immigrant Communities, 1820-1855 -- Changing Immigrant Cultures, 1820-1855 -- Political Turmoil And War, 1850-1865 -- Into A New Era, 1865-1870. James M. Berquist. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [287]-299) And Index. Early nineteenth century America saw the first wave of post-Independence immigration. Germans, Irish, Englishmen, Scandinavians, and even Chinese on the west coast began to arrive in significant numbers, profoundly impacting national developments like westward expansion, urban growth, industrialization, city and national politics, and the Civil War. This volume explores the early immigrants' experience, detailing where they came from, what their journey to America was like, where they entered their new nation, and where they eventually settled. Life in immigrant communities is examined, particularly those areas of life unsettled by the clash of cultures and adjustment to a new society. Immigrant contributions to American society are also highlighted, as are the battles fought to gain wider acceptance by mainstream culture. Engaging narrative chapters explore the experience from the viewpoint of the individua, the catalysts for leaving one's homeland, new immigrant settlements and the differences among them, social, religious, and familial structures within the immigrant communities, and the effects of the Civil War and the beginning of the new immigrant wave of the 1870s. Images and a selected bibliography supplement this thorough reference source, making it ideal for students of American history and culture. Front Matter......Page 1 Contents......Page 5 Series Foreword......Page 7 Preface......Page 9 Chronology......Page 13 1. Overview: Immigration by the Numbers, 1820-1870......Page 21 2. Leaving Home, 1820-1845......Page 41 3. Across the Atlantic and into America, 1820-1845......Page 79 4. Immigration at High Tide, 1845-1854......Page 119 5. Developing Immigrant Communities, 1820-1855......Page 159 6. Changing Immigrant Cultures, 1820-1855......Page 201 7. Political Turmoil and War, 1850-1865......Page 233 8. Into a New Era, 1865-1870......Page 279 Glossary......Page 301 Bibliography......Page 307 Index......Page 321