Emigration from the United Kingdom to North America, 1763 - 1912: From the United Kingdom to North America 1763-1912

ISBN-13: 9780367002596 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 388 str.

S. C. Johnson

Opis

First published in 1913, this valuable and scholarly work is an account of the flow of population from the British Isles to the United States and Canada during the nineteenth century and the author’s extensive researches into government reports and papers has brought together a great deal of material which gives his book an important place as an authority on British emigration.

Spis treści

1. Preliminary Survey, 1763-1815. 2. Historical Survey, 1815-1912. 3. The Causes of Emigration. 4. Unassisted and Assisted Emigration. 5. The Transport of Emigrants. 6. Immigration Restrictions. 7. The Reception of Immigrants. 8. The Destination of British Emigrants. 9. Land Systems Affecting the Immigrant in North America. 10. Colonisation Schemes. 11. The Emigration of Women. 12. The Emigration of Children. 13. The Economic and Social Value of Emigration and Immigration. 14. Problems of Emigration.

O autorze

S.C. Johnson