"Restless in the Midst of Their Prosperity": New Evidence on the Internal Migration of Americans, 1850-2000.

Discusses several evidences used in the reevaluation of internal migration of U.S. citizens from 1850 to 2000. Hypotheses posed by historian Frederick Jackson Turner about migration; Interpretation on the census statistics on interstate movement in the U.S. by the mid-twentieth century; Application...

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Publicado en:Journal of American History Vol. 91; no. 3; pp. 829 - 847
Autores principales: Hall, Patricia Kelly, Ruggles, Steven
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Dec2004
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Sumario:Discusses several evidences used in the reevaluation of internal migration of U.S. citizens from 1850 to 2000. Hypotheses posed by historian Frederick Jackson Turner about migration; Interpretation on the census statistics on interstate movement in the U.S. by the mid-twentieth century; Application of the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series in the assessment of trends in the level and characteristics of U.S. citizens drawn from every census from 1850 through 2000; Details of the investigation of migration flows.