| A History of Migration from Germany to Canada, 1850-1939 Contributor(s): Wagner, Jonathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774812168 ISBN-13: 9780774812160 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2006 Annotation: Jonathan Wagner considers why Germans left their home country, why they chose to settle in Canada, who assisted their passage, and how they crossed the ocean to their new home, as well as how the Canadian government perceived and solicited them as immigrants. He examines the German context as closely as the developments in Canada, offering a new, more complete approach to German-Canadian immigration. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - History | Europe - Germany |
| Dewey: 325.243 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6" W x 8.96" (0.95 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jonathan Wagner considers why Germans left their home country, why they chose to settle in Canada, who assisted their passage, and how they crossed the ocean to their new home, as well as how the Canadian government perceived and solicited them as immigrants. He examines the German context as closely as developments in Canada, offering a new, more complete approach to German-Canadian immigration. |