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The author offers many new insights for students of migration and ethnicity across several social science disciplines. Focusing on the ordinary immigrants who have often been ignored in the historical record, he demonstrates that German newcomers arrived with fewer resources than previously supposed but that they were remarkably successful in becoming independent farmers.

Originally published in 1987.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title page, Copyright, Dedication
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. List of Figures
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. List of Tables
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xiii-xiv
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  1. Introduction. Not Uprooting But Reunion: The Significance of Chain Migration in the Immigrant Experience
  2. pp. 3-11
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  1. I. At the Crossroads of Economic Development: Background Factors Affecting Emigration from Northwest Germany
  2. pp. 12-39
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  1. II. Poor But Not Destitute: Personal Characteristics and Motivating Factors
  2. pp. 40-69
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  1. III . Transplanted Villages: The Effects of Chain Migration on Regional Distribution and Settlement Patterns of German-Americans
  2. pp. 70-105
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  1. IV. Native and Adoptive Americans: The Extent of Acculturation in Social Patterns and Agricultural Practices
  2. pp. 106-134
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  1. V. Detours and Shortcuts on the Way to a Farm: Occupational and Geographical Mobility from Westfalia to Missouri
  2. pp. 135-169
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  1. VI. Westfalians and Other Immigrants: Chain Migration and Acculturation in Comparative Perspective
  2. pp. 170-200
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  1. Appendix A. Sources and Coding Procedures for Emigrant List Data
  2. pp. 201-203
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  1. Appendix B. Use of Census Data and Procedures of Matching with Emigrant Lists
  2. pp. 204-206
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  1. Appendix C. Data and Calculation Procedures for Figure 1.1
  2. pp. 207-210
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  1. Index
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