Spanning the peak immigration years from 1840 to 1930, this engrossing account documents the experiences of a wide range of European women who traveled to America. This critically acclaimed volume, thoughtfully and meticulously researched, explores the courage, intelligence, and persistence women from all over Europe needed in order to begin a new life in the United States.Much of the book is in the actual words of the women themselves, and the author succeeds in giving readers a complete picture of their lives. Original documents and primary source information as well as extraordinary black-and-white photographs provide a fascinating document of the immigrant woman's arrival and experiences in America.
- ISBN10 0816031002
- ISBN13 9780816031009
- Publish Date 25 April 1996 (first published 12 December 1986)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 November 2003
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Facts On File Inc
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 448
- Language English