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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- PREFACE vii
- CONTENTS xi
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PART I. THE SEARCH FOR SKILL
- Chapter 1. ORGANIZED EFFORTS T O PROMOTE IMMIGRATION 3
- Chapter 2. PATTERNS OF PRIVATE RECRUITMENT, 1860-1885 32
- Chapter 3. UNCERTAINTIES OF THE CONTRACT LABOR SYSTEM 46
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PART II. FROM EUROPEAN FARMS TO AMERICAN INDUSTRY
- Chapter 4. AGENCIES IN EUROPE FOR RECRUITING UNSKILLED INDUSTRIAL LABOR 67
- Chapter 5. THE DISTRIBUTION OF UNSKILLED IMMIGRANTS TO INDUSTRY 88
- Chapter 6. REACTIONS IN THE MINES AND ON THE RAILROADS 106
- Chapter 7. MACHINERY AND IMMIGRATION 123
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PART III. THE ANTI-CONTRACT LABOR LAWS
- Chapter 8. THE WINDOW GLASS WORKERS 139
- Chapter 9. THE FORAN ACT 148
- Chapter 10. EXPERIMENTS WHICH FAILED 167
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APPENDICES
- APPENDIX I. STATEMENTS OF WAGES AND PRICES PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN EMIGRANT COMPANY IN EUROPE 188
- APPENDIX II. THE FOREIGN BORN IN THE UNITED STATES LABOR FORCE 190
- APPENDIX III. WORK OF THE CASTLE GARDEN LABOR BUREAU 192
- APPENDIX IV. CONTRACT LABORERS DEPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES 195
- APPENDIX V. FEDERAL DIVISION OF INFORMATION 196
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NOTES
- ABBREVIATIONS USED IN NOTES 198
- NOTES 199
- INDEX 257
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- PREFACE vii
- CONTENTS xi
-
PART I. THE SEARCH FOR SKILL
- Chapter 1. ORGANIZED EFFORTS T O PROMOTE IMMIGRATION 3
- Chapter 2. PATTERNS OF PRIVATE RECRUITMENT, 1860-1885 32
- Chapter 3. UNCERTAINTIES OF THE CONTRACT LABOR SYSTEM 46
-
PART II. FROM EUROPEAN FARMS TO AMERICAN INDUSTRY
- Chapter 4. AGENCIES IN EUROPE FOR RECRUITING UNSKILLED INDUSTRIAL LABOR 67
- Chapter 5. THE DISTRIBUTION OF UNSKILLED IMMIGRANTS TO INDUSTRY 88
- Chapter 6. REACTIONS IN THE MINES AND ON THE RAILROADS 106
- Chapter 7. MACHINERY AND IMMIGRATION 123
-
PART III. THE ANTI-CONTRACT LABOR LAWS
- Chapter 8. THE WINDOW GLASS WORKERS 139
- Chapter 9. THE FORAN ACT 148
- Chapter 10. EXPERIMENTS WHICH FAILED 167
-
APPENDICES
- APPENDIX I. STATEMENTS OF WAGES AND PRICES PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN EMIGRANT COMPANY IN EUROPE 188
- APPENDIX II. THE FOREIGN BORN IN THE UNITED STATES LABOR FORCE 190
- APPENDIX III. WORK OF THE CASTLE GARDEN LABOR BUREAU 192
- APPENDIX IV. CONTRACT LABORERS DEPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES 195
- APPENDIX V. FEDERAL DIVISION OF INFORMATION 196
-
NOTES
- ABBREVIATIONS USED IN NOTES 198
- NOTES 199
- INDEX 257