On the Trail of the Immigrant

Name: On the Trail of the Immigrant
Author: Steiner, Edward Alfred

Steiner, Edward Alfred

Immigrants -- United States; Noncitizens -- United States; United States -- Emigration and immigration; United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918

Who, in the exercise of his office has been loyal to the interests
     of his country, and has dealt humanely, justly and without
     prejudice, with men of “Every kindred and tongue and people and
     nation.”_

     _ACKNOWLEDGMENT_

     _Cordial recognition is tendered to the editors of The Outlook for
     their courtesy in permitting the use of certain portions of this
     book which have already appeared in that journal._

CONTENTS

I.            BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION                                  9

II.           THE BEGINNING OF THE TRAIL                             16

III.          THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE STEERAGE                         30

IV.           LAND, HO!                                              48

V.            AT THE GATEWAY                                         64

VI.           “THE MAN AT THE GATE”                                  78

VII.          THE GERMAN IN AMERICA                                  94

VIII.         THE SCANDINAVIAN IMMIGRANT                            112

IX.           THE JEW IN HIS OLD WORLD HOME                         126

X.            THE NEW EXODUS                                        143

XI.           IN THE GHETTOS OF NEW YORK                            154

XII.          THE SLAVS AT HOME                                     179

XIII.         THE SLAVIC INVASION                                   198

XIV.          DRIFTING WITH THE “HUNKIES”                           213

XV.           THE BOHEMIAN IMMIGRANT                                225

XVI.          LITTLE HUNGARY                                        238

XVII.         THE ITALIAN AT HOME                                   252

XVIII.        THE ITALIAN IN AMERICA                                262

XIX.          WHERE GREEK MEETS GREEK                               282

XX.           THE NEW AMERICAN AND THE NEW PROBLEM                  292

XXI.          THE NEW AMERICAN AND OLD PROBLEMS                     309

XXII.         RELIGION AND POLITICS                                 321

XXIII.        BIRDS OF PASSAGE                                      334

XXIV.         IN THE SECOND CABIN                                   347

XXV.          AU REVOIR                                             359

              APPENDIX                                              365

              INDEX                                                 371

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

                                                           _Facing page_

AT THE GATE                                                      _Title_

AS SEEN BY MY LADY OF THE FIRST CABIN                                10

THE BEGINNING OF THE TRAIL                                           26

WILL THEY LET ME IN?                                                 50

THE SHEEP AND THE GOATS                                              66

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On the Trail of the Immigrant

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