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The Sweetness of Freedom presents an eclectic grouping of late nineteenth- and twentieth-century immigrants' narratives and the personal artifacts, historical documents, and photographs these travelers brought on their journeys to Michigan. Most of the oral histories in this volume are based on...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ostrander, Stephen Garr
Otros Autores: Bloomfield, Martha Aladjem
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press, ©2010.
Temas:
1800-1999
Immigrants > Michigan > History > 19th century.
Immigrants > Michigan > History > 20th century.
Oral history > Michigan.
Histoire orale > Michigan.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Immigrants.
Oral history.
Michigan > History > 19th century.
Michigan > History > 20th century.
Michigan > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Michigan > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Michigan.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Sweetness of Freedom presents an eclectic grouping of late nineteenth- and twentieth-century immigrants' narratives and the personal artifacts, historical documents, and photographs these travelers brought on their journeys to Michigan. Most of the oral histories in this volume are based on interviews conducted with the immigrants themselves. Some of the immigrants presented here hoped to gain better education and jobs. Others - refugees - fled their homelands because of war, poverty, repression, religious persecution, or ethnic discrimination. All dreamt of fre.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 392 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1609172027
9781609172022
9781628961447
1628961449

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