Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1870-1920 (Daily Life Through History Series)
304Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1870-1920 (Daily Life Through History Series)
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780313335624 |
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Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
Publication date: | 10/30/2007 |
Series: | Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series: Daily Life in the United States Series |
Pages: | 304 |
Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d) |
Age Range: | 14 - 17 Years |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Chronology ix
Introduction: Getting a Perspective on Immigrant Daily Life 3
1 Immigration 1870 to 1920: A Historical Overview 11
2 Life on the Land: Immigrants in the American West 50
3 Life on the Job: Immigrants in the Industrial Workplace 97
4 Life in Urban America: Migrants and Immigrant Families 150
5 Life in Ethnic Communities: Immigrant Institutions and Businesses 189
6 Life in a Hostile World: Immigrants in World War I America 241
Notes 291
Glossary 295
For Further Reading 299
Index 315
What People are Saying About This
"Daily Life in Immigrant America, 1870-1920 is an ideal introduction to immigrant life during the crucial time when the United States changed from a predominantly rural nation to one with an urban majority which worked largely in industrial and commercial pursuits. Ms. Alexander tells her story by focusing on the lives of a wide variety of individuals, mostly from Europe but including some from Asia and the Western Hemisphere. Individual chapters provide a general overview of the period, a look at immigrant farmers in the west, the experience of factory workers, family life, ethnic communities, and the particular difficulties of many immigrants in wartime America. The author writes well and provides a number of student-friendly features: meaningful illustrations, a useful chronology, a glossary, and a structured reading list, divided general histories, personal documents, biographies and novels, works on immigrant groups, and a guide to relevant websites and media."
"Alexander's richly detailed description of immigrant life on the farm and in the factory, in their shops and their homes creates a sympathetic understanding of the 'lives of ordinary people' and the rigors and challenges they faced in a new land."
"June Granitir Alexander offers an insightful and well-written study of the multitude of immigrants who entered America between 1870 and 1920. Documenting the many ways immigrants drew on the cultural values of their homeland, Alexander demonstrates immigrant adjustment through religious, educational, entrepreneurial and ethnic community formation. Immigrant life comes alive with spirited discussions of ethnic celebrations, rituals, and leisure time as well as the health, diets, and living conditions of immigrants in rural and urban America. Daily Life in Immigrant America provides a gateway for understanding the day to day realities of immigrants and their families during a dynamic period in American immigration history."--(Diane Vecchio, professor of history at Furman University)