Boston's Immigrants, 1790-1880: A Study in Acculturation
- ISBN-10
- 0674079868
- ISBN-13
- 9780674079861
- Category
- Boston (Estados Unidos)
- Pages
- 404
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Oscar Handlin
Description
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.
