[Gutenberg 47954] • The Old World in the New / The Significance of Past and Present Immigration to the American People by Ross, Edward Alsworth -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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THE OLD WORLD IN THE NEW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PAST AND PRESENT IMMIGRATION TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE PREFACE CONTENTS LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS THE OLD WORLD IN THE NEW CHAPTER I

THE ORIGINAL MAKE-UP OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

THE FRENCH HUGUENOTS THE GERMANS THE SCOTCH-IRISH THE TOLL OF THE SEA THE SIFTING BY THE WILDERNESS THE IMPRESS OF THE FRONTIER

CHAPTER II

THE CELTIC IRISH

THE HIBERNIAN TIDE THE IRISH IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE ALCOHOLISM THE FREQUENT CAUSE OF POVERTY IRISH NEAR THE FOOT OF THE LIST IN CRIME GREAT CHANGES IN OCCUPATION AMONG THE IRISH IRISH INTELLECT AND MENTAL ABILITY TRAITS OF THE CELT FUTURE OF THE IRISH-AMERICAN

CHAPTER III

THE GERMANS

DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE STATES ASSIMILATION WITH NEW NEIGHBORS INFLUENCE OF THE GERMANS IN AMERICA THE GERMANS IN THE CIVIL WAR THE GERMANS IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE ALCOHOLISM AMONG THE GERMANS AMOUNT OF CRIME NORMAL AMONG GERMANS WIDE VARIETY OF OCCUPATION TEUTONIC TRAITS

CHAPTER IV

THE SCANDINAVIANS

DISTRIBUTION OF SCANDINAVIAN BLOOD SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS ALCOHOLISM AMONG THE SCANDINAVIANS FAVORITE OCCUPATIONS ASSIMILATION REACTION TO AMERICA CONTRASTS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS INTELLECTUAL ABILITY MENTAL AND PRACTICAL TRAITS

CHAPTER V

THE ITALIANS

DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS NORTH ITALIANS AND SOUTH ITALIANS VARIETY OF OCCUPATIONS CHARACTERISTIC VICES VIOLENCE IN CRIME ASSIMILATION WITH AMERICANS LACK OF MENTAL ABILITY TRAITS OF ITALIAN CHARACTER

CHAPTER VI

THE SLAVS

OCCUPATIONS OF THE SLAVIC IMMIGRANTS EXCESSIVE ALCOHOLISM AMONG THE SLAVS CRIMES OF THE PRIMITIVE PASSIONS SLAVIC BRUTALITY AND RECKLESS FECUNDITY SLOW ASSIMILATION SMALL ABILITY OF IMMIGRANT SLAVS THE ALARMING PROSPECT OF SLAVIC IMMIGRATION

CHAPTER VII

THE EAST EUROPEAN HEBREWS

OCCUPATIONS MORALS CRIME RACE TRAITS THE RACE LINE

CHAPTER VIII

THE LESSER IMMIGRANT GROUPS

THE FINNS THE MAGYARS THE PORTUGUESE THE GREEKS THE LEVANTINES

CHAPTER IX

ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF IMMIGRATION

CHEAP LABOR A RAIN OF MANNA ENDLESS INFLOW OF THE NEEDIEST THE NEW IMMIGRATION AND THE HIGH COST OF LIVING IMMIGRANTS AND AGRICULTURE HELPING THE IMMIGRANT TO GET UPON THE SOIL INDUSTRIAL DISPLACEMENT IMMIGRANTS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS IMMIGRANTS AND WAGES IMMIGRANTS AND CONDITIONS OF WORK IS THE FOREIGNER INDISPENSABLE? IMMIGRANT WOMEN DOING MEN'S WORK WHAT BECOMES OF DISPLACED AMERICANS OUR STANDARD OF LIVING CRUMBLES IMMIGRATION AND CRISES THE RISE OF SOCIAL PRESSURE

CHAPTER X

SOCIAL EFFECTS OF IMMIGRATION

ILLITERACY YELLOW JOURNALISM PEONAGE CASTE SPIRIT THE POSITION OF WOMEN THE SOCIAL EVIL HOUSING OVERGROWTH OF CITIES PAUPERISM THE WAYWARD CHILD OF THE IMMIGRANT INSANITY AMONG THE FOREIGN-BORN IMMIGRATION AND THE SEPARATE SCHOOL SOCIAL DECLINE

CHAPTER XI

IMMIGRANTS IN POLITICS

THE NEW IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP THE NATURALIZED IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR LEADERS THE LOSS OF POLITICAL LIKE-MINDEDNESS POLITICAL MYSTICISM VS. COMMON SENSE

CHAPTER XII

AMERICAN BLOOD AND IMMIGRANT BLOOD

IMMIGRATION AND GOOD LOOKS STATURE AND PHYSIQUE VITALITY MORALITY NATURAL ABILITY RACE SUICIDE

APPENDIX

TABLE I TABLE II TABLE III TABLE IV TABLE V TABLE VI TABLE VII TABLE VIII TABLE IX

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