Boston's Immigrants, 1790-1880

Boston's Immigrants, 1790-1880

Author: Oscar Handlin

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780674079861

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Examines the lives of immigrants in Boston from 1790 to 1880, discussing the process of arrival in the city, the physical and economic adjustment, the development of group consciousness, hostility toward the Irish, and the city's eventual relative stability.