Leaving England : Essays on British Emigration in the Nineteenth Century

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: Leaving England -- 1. Agrarian Myths of English Immigrants -- 2. British Immigrants in the Old Northwest, 1815-1860 -- 3. Who Were the English and Scots Emigrants to the United States in the Late Nineteenth Century? -- 4. Emigration from...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Preface -- Introduction: Leaving England -- 1. Agrarian Myths of English Immigrants -- 2. British Immigrants in the Old Northwest, 1815-1860 -- 3. Who Were the English and Scots Emigrants to the United States in the Late Nineteenth Century? -- 4. Emigration from the British Isles to the United States of America in 1831 -- 5. Depression Emigrants: Who Went Where from the British Isles in 1841? -- 6. Was the American West a Safety Valve for Lancashire? -- 7. Englishwomen in America in the Nineteenth Century: Expectations and Reality -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung