The Peoples of Philadelphia: A History of Ethnic Groups and Lower-Class Life, 1790-1940

by John K. Alexander

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Although much has been written about elite Philadelphians, only in recent decades have historians paid attention to the Jews and working-class blacks, the immigrant Irish, Italians, and Poles who settled in the city and gave such sections as Moyamensing, Southwark, South Philadelphia, and Kensington their vitality. In this classic of social and ethnic history, the authors draw on census schedules, court records, city directories, and tax records as...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0812216709

ISBN13:9780812216707

Release Date:October 1998

Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Discrimination & Racism History Minority Studies Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Race Relations Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics State & Local Textbooks

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