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.
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.
June Granatir Alexander teaches Russian and East European studies at the University of Cincinnati. She has also written Ethnic Pride, American Patriotism and The Immigrant Church and Community. She lives in Cincinnati.
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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 Glossary Further Reading
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 Glossary Further Reading
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