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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 (published by Ivan R. Dee in 2004), presents history with an appealing immediacy, on a level that everyone can understand.
Contents
Introduction: Getting a Perspective on Immigrant Daily Life
Chapter 1: Immigration 1870 to 1920: A Historical Overview
Chapter 2: Life on the Land: Immigrants in the American West
Chapter 3: Life on the Job: Immigrants in the Industrial Workplace
Chapter 4: Life in Urban America: Migrants and Immigrant Families
Chapter 5: Life in Ethnic Communities: Immigrant Institutions and Businesses
Chapter 6: Life in a Hostile World: Immigrants in World War I America
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