02627nam 2200637 a 450 991045797110332120200520144314.00-226-39473-51-282-64633-8978661264633110.7208/9780226394732(CKB)2560000000015007(EBL)547706(OCoLC)646068554(SSID)ssj0000427154(PQKBManifestationID)11965271(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000427154(PQKBWorkID)10391163(PQKB)10826241(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122033(MiAaPQ)EBC547706(DE-B1597)523522(OCoLC)1135588057(DE-B1597)9780226394732(Au-PeEL)EBL547706(CaPaEBR)ebr10395643(CaONFJC)MIL264633(EXLCZ)99256000000001500720000411d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRestless nation[electronic resource] starting over in America /James M. JasperChicago University of Chicago Press20001 online resource (328 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-226-39479-4 0-226-39478-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-275) and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Preface --Introduction --ONE. The Land of the Dream --TWO. The Most Likely to Succeed --THREE. New Places, Names, and Selves --FOUR. Boom Land --FIVE. The Great Lottery --SIX. An Alien Power --SEVEN. The Culture of Flight --EIGHT. Fleeing the Nest --CONCLUSION. Are Americans Ready to Settle Down? --Suggestions for Further Reading --Notes --Index --B Y THE SAME AUTHORIn Restless Nation, James M. Jasper isolates a narrative that lies very close to the core of the American character. From colonial times to the present day, Americans have always had a deep-rooted belief in the "fresh start"-a belief that still has Americans moving from place to place faster than the citizens of any other nation.Migration, InternalUnited StatesUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationElectronic books.Migration, Internal325.73Jasper James M.1957-901425MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457971103321Restless nation2253484UNINA