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- catalog abstract ""The first great wave of European migration to the United States before the Civil War transformed both the migrants themselves and the country they entered. The extent of this transformation has been difficult to gauge without information on migrants before and after their departure from Europe. Yankeys Now: Immigrants in the Antebellum U.S. 1840-1860 provides the first detailed look at how these immigrants were changed by their relocation and how the American economy responded to their arrival." "Taken as a whole, Ferrie's findings demonstrate the American economy's ability to absorb additions to its workforce while also illustrating the range of opportunities available to nineteenth-century migrants drawn to the United States."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10709135.
- catalog coverage "United States Emigration and immigration History 19th century.".
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""The first great wave of European migration to the United States before the Civil War transformed both the migrants themselves and the country they entered. The extent of this transformation has been difficult to gauge without information on migrants before and after their departure from Europe. Yankeys Now: Immigrants in the Antebellum U.S. 1840-1860 provides the first detailed look at how these immigrants were changed by their relocation and how the American economy responded to their arrival." "Taken as a whole, Ferrie's findings demonstrate the American economy's ability to absorb additions to its workforce while also illustrating the range of opportunities available to nineteenth-century migrants drawn to the United States."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-218) and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 223 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0195109341 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "NBER series on long-term factors in economic development".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States Emigration and immigration History 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "304.8/4073 21".
- catalog subject "Immigrants United States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "JV6451 .F47 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "Yankeys now : immigrants in the antebellum United States, 1840-1860 / Joseph P. Ferrie.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".