Population Persistence and Migration in Rural New York, 1855-1860

This title, first published in 1989, explores the population change in America during the 1800s by closely examining frontier settlement, urbanisation, and depopulation and emigration from rural areas of the north-eastern United States. Population Persistence and Migration in Rural New York, 1855-1860 will be of interest to students of history and human geography.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; List of Tables; List of Figures; 1. Introduction 2. Migration in Nineteenth Century America 3. Methods and Materials of Study 4. Migration Differentials 5. Destinations and Differentials 6. Conclusions; Appendixes; Bibliography

About the author

David Paul Davenport is a Californian who studied Rural New York in the mid-nineteenth century at the University of Illinois, Urbana, under O. Vernon Burton who is now at Clemson University. He taught American History and World Regional Geography for 25 years before retiring in 2008 to focus on research and writing about the American Civil War. His third non-fiction work title is in production. He also undertakes Genealogy research for clients who believe they may have relatives who fought for the Union in the Civil War and for cemeteries in California's San Joaquin Valley who need biographies of veterans who need headstones. He lives in Fresno and provides food to the spayed or neutered cats in the neighborhood.

Summary

This title, first published in 1989, explores the population change in America during the 1800s by closely examining frontier settlement, urbanisation, and depopulation and emigration from rural areas of the north-eastern United States. this book will be of interest to students of history and human geography.

Product details

• Authors: David Paul Davenport, Davenport David Paul
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138045736
• ISBN: 978-1-138-04573-6
• No. of pages: 262
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Rural History; Routledge Library Editions: Rural History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; New York, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social and cultural history, Migration, immigration and emigration, History of the Americas, New York (state)