The transition from sail to steam in immigration to the United States

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 469-495

  Cohn, Raymond L ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRADE FLOW; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644602150     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050705000161     Document Type: Article

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