Title Receiving Erin : Philadelphia, Liverpool, and the Irish Famine Migration, 1845-1855

Published Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (320 pages) Contents Acknowledgments; 1. Immigrants and Hosts; 2. Migration and Reception; 3. Poverty, Philanthropy, and Poor Relief; 4. Hospitals, Cholera, and Medical Care; 5. Environmental Reform; 6. Sectarian Conflicts: Churches and Schools; 7. Street Violence and the Pursuit of Public Order; Conclusion; Notes; Index Summary During the Irish famine 2,000,000 Irish men and women fled their homeland to settle in large British and American cities already wrestling complex urban problems. This book examines how the cities of Liverpool and Philadelphia met the challenge of this influx of immigrants Notes Print version record Subject Irish Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 19th century Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 19th century Irish -- England -- Liverpool -- History -- 19th century Immigrants -- England -- Liverpool -- History -- 19th century HISTORY. Emigration and immigration Immigrants Irish Irish Americans Social conditions SUBJECT Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95010073 Liverpool (England) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century Liverpool (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century Subject England -- Liverpool Ireland Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780807860717 0807860719

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