Mass Migration under Sail
European Immigration to the Antebellum United States

Dr Cohn provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic history of European immigration to the antebellum United States.

Raymond L. Cohn (Author)

9780521513227, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 15 December 2008

272 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.5 kg

'Cohn presents an inclusive examination of the causes and consequences of antebellum U.S. immigration from the perspective of two disciplines and both sides of the Atlantic … Specialists will be familiar with much of the material from Cohn's earlier articles, but like non-specialists, they will benefit from having all of this work in one place with its interrelations explored.' The Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Dr Cohn provides an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the economic history of European immigration to the antebellum United States, using and evaluating the available data as well as presenting fresh data. This analysis centers on immigration from the three most important source countries - Ireland, Germany, and Great Britain - and examines the volume of immigration, how many individuals came from each country during the antebellum period, and why those numbers increased. The book also analyzes where they came from within each country; who chose to immigrate; the immigrants' trip to the United States, including estimates of mortality on the Atlantic crossing; the jobs obtained in the United States by the immigrants, along with their geographic location; and the economic effects of immigration on both the immigrants and the antebellum United States. No other book examines so many different economic aspects of antebellum immigration.

1. A unique period for immigration
2. The onset and European origins of mass immigration
3. The jump in immigrant volume around 1830
4. Push, pull, and other factors in antebellum immigration
5. Who were the immigrants?
6. The trip from Europe to the United States
7. The immigrants in the United States
8. The effects of immigration on the United States
9. The end of mass migration under sail.

Subject Areas: Economic history [KCZ], Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], History of the Americas [HBJK], European history [HBJD]