Mass Migration Under Sail: European Immigration to the Antebellum United States. Raymond L. Cohn

Mass Migration Under Sail: European Immigration to the Antebellum United States



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Language: English
Page: 270
ISBN: 0521513227, 9780511465239

Review

"An absorbing, lucid, and beautifully crafted book. Mass Migration Under Sail is the story of how five million Europeans committed - irrevocably for the most part - to new lives in the United States in the half-century or so before the advent of the steamship. The journey then was a riskier and more challenging experience than it would be under steam. As Raymond Cohn explains, this influenced the migration in many interesting ways. Yet the vast majority of migrants survived the long and often very unpleasant voyage, and adapted well to the manifold challenges facing them on the other side. This is international economic history at its best." -Cormac Ó Gráda, University College Dublin, author of Famine: A Short History

"Mass Migration Under Sail is a masterful and definitive account of U.S. antebellum immigration. Ray Cohn presents an insightful history about who the immigrants were, why they came, their travel experiences and how significant it was for American society and its economy. His book is highly accessible, given his clear writing style and his penchant for thorough explanations. Scholars and teachers will be able to use this book for their own scholarly work in migration history as well as for lectures on American immigration, economic and demographic history. Mass Migration Under Sail is an important contribution not only to migration history but also to the fields of economic and social history." -Simone A. Wegge, City University of New York

"...a valuable contribution to economic and migration history and gives perspective on current migration issues." -Scott A. Carson, EH. NET

"Recommended." -Choice

Book Description

Dr. Cohn provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic history of European immigration to the antebellum United States. This analysis centers on the three most important source countries - Ireland, Germany, and Great Britain - and examines the volume of immigration; where the immigrants came from within each country; their trip to the United States, including estimates of mortality on the Atlantic crossing; and the economic effects on both the immigrants and the United States.



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