The Battle for the Migrants : Introduction of Steamshipping on the North Atlantic and Its Impact on the European Exodus.

The Battle for the Migrants : Introduction of Steamshipping on the North Atlantic and Its Impact on the European Exodus.

This book approaches the well-documented study of European mass migration to the United States of America from the viewpoint of mass migration as a business venture. The overall purpose is to demonstrate that maritime and migration histories are interlinked and dependent on a deeper understanding of...

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Main Author: Feys, Torsten
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Liverpool University Press, 2017.
Series:Research in Maritime History LUP.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Immigrants > United States > History > 19th century.
Immigrants > United States > History > 20th century.
Steamboats > North Atlantic Ocean > History.
Shipping companies (Marine transportation) > North Atlantic Ocean > History.
HISTORY > General.
Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects
Immigrants
Shipping companies (Marine transportation)
Steamboats
Europe > Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects.
Europe > Émigration et immigration > Aspect économique.
Europe
North Atlantic Ocean
United States
History
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
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Summary:This book approaches the well-documented study of European mass migration to the United States of America from the viewpoint of mass migration as a business venture. The overall purpose is to demonstrate that maritime and migration histories are interlinked and dependent on a deeper understanding of the social, economic, and political factors at work in the nineteenth century Atlantic community.
Physical Description:1 online resource (426 pages).
ISBN:9781786948854
1786948850

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