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Autore |
Grubb Farley Ward <1954-, > |
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Titolo |
German immigration and servitude in America, 1709-1920 / / Farley Grubb |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-81050-3 |
1-283-88802-5 |
1-136-68251-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (455 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge explorations in economic history ; ; 53 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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German Americans - History |
Immigrants - United States - History |
Indentured servants - United States - History |
German Americans |
Immigrants - United States |
Indentured servants - United States |
Electronic books. |
Germany Emigration and immigration History |
United States Emigration and immigration History |
Germany Emigration and immigration Statistics |
United States Emigration and immigration Statistics |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. German immigration to America, 1709-1835 -- pt. II. German immigrant servitude in America, 1745-1835 -- pt. III. Epilogue : German immigration to the U.S., 1820-1920 : from founding migration to mass migration. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides the most comprehensive history of German migration to North America for the period 1709 to 1920 than has been done before. Employing state-of-the-art methodological and statistical techniques, the book has two objectives. First he explores how the recruitment and shipping markets for immigrants were set up, determining what the voyage was like in terms of the health outcomes |
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