Freedom on the horizon: Dutch immigration to America, 1840 - 1940
Origin of an emigration tradition -- Organization and emigration climate -- Formation of an immigration network -- Cement of the churches -- Immigrant families -- Work and prosperity -- Transfer : language and education -- Contact : letters and newspapers -- Politics -- Dutch American identity -- Co...
| Summary: | Origin of an emigration tradition -- Organization and emigration climate -- Formation of an immigration network -- Cement of the churches -- Immigrant families -- Work and prosperity -- Transfer : language and education -- Contact : letters and newspapers -- Politics -- Dutch American identity -- Conclusion: Building blocks for permanence -- Appendix 1: Statistical overview : Dutch emigrants to the United States, 1840-1940 -- Appendix 2: Historiography of the Dutch in America |
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| Item Description: | Aus dem Niederländischen übers |
| Physical Description: | XXVI, 404 S., Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0802865453 |