Boston's Immigrants, 1790-1880

Boston's Immigrants, 1790-1880
Author: Oscar Handlin
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1991
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674079861

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.