Examines some of the reasons why so many immigrants from Great Britain came to the United States between the 1830s and the 1890s, many of them in search of work, and discusses where they settled and what their lives were like in the new country.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
Looking for work -- Industrial Revolution -- Life in Britain -- America : workers needed -- Passage to America -- Who were the immigrants? -- A new home -- Industries and the cities -- Work in the factory -- The American dream.