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Trade in Strangers: The Beginnings of Mass Migration to North America,New
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American historians have long been fascinated by the 'peopling' of North America in the seventeenth century. Who were the immigrants, and how and why did they make their way across the ocean? Most of the attention, however, has been devoted to British immigrants who came as free people or as indentured servants (primarily to New England and the Chesapeake) and to Africans who were forced to come as slaves. Trade in Strangers focuses on the eighteenth century, when new immigrants began to flood the colonies at an unprecedented rate. Most of these immigrants were German and Irish, and they were coming primarily to the middle colonies via an increasingly sophisticated form of transport.Wokeck shows how first the German system of immigration, and then the Irish system, evolved from earlier, haphazard forms into modern mass transoceanic migration. At the center of this development were merchants on both sides of the Atlantic who organized a business that enabled them to make profitable use of underutilized cargo space on ships bound from Europe to the British North American colonies. This trade offered German and Irish immigrants transatlantic passage on terms that allowed even people of little and modest means to pursue opportunities that beckoned in the New World.Trade in Strangers fills an important gap in our knowledge of America's immigration history. The eighteenthcentury changes established a model for the betterknown mass migrations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, which drew wave after wave of Europeans to the New World in the hope of making a better life than the one they left behinda story that is familiar to most modern Americans.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of 'Trade in Strangers'? A: The book primarily focuses on the evolution of mass migration to North America, particularly during the eighteenth century, highlighting the experiences of German and Irish immigrants.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Trade in Strangers'? A: The author of 'Trade in Strangers' is Marianne S. Wokeck.
- Q: What historical period does this book cover? A: The book covers the Colonial Period, specifically focusing on the immigration patterns during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
- Q: How many pages are in 'Trade in Strangers'? A: The book contains 352 pages.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: When was 'Trade in Strangers' published? A: The book was published on April 15, 1999.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: The item condition of the book is listed as 'New'.
- Q: What topics are explored regarding immigration in this book? A: The book explores the motivations, experiences, and systems of immigration for German and Irish populations, and how these established patterns influenced later mass migrations.
- Q: Is this book suitable for academic study? A: Yes, 'Trade in Strangers' is suitable for academic study, particularly for those interested in American history and immigration studies.
- Q: What edition of the book is available? A: The available edition of the book is the first edition.