Britain to America : mid-nineteenth-century immigrants to the United States / William E. Van Vugt.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial series.
Main Author: Van Vugt, William E., 1957-
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [1999], ©1999.
Series:Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Centennial series.
Subjects:
British Americans > History > 19th century.
Immigrants > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Physical Description:xi, 241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • "A motley set"
  • Emigrant farmers
  • Britons in American agriculture
  • Immigrants from industry and crafts
  • Miners
  • The Welsh
  • The elite: merchants, professionals, and "gentlemen"
  • Women
  • Becoming Americans: religion, the Civil War, and institutions
  • Conclusion
  • Appendixes
  • Notes
  • Bibliography.