Peopling the North American city Montreal, 1840-1900 /
Sherry Olson and Patricia A. Thornton.
- Montreal [Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2011.
- 1 online resource (xvii, 524 pages) : illustrations, maps, portrait, digital file.
- Carleton Library series ; 222 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
1. Trajectories -- 2. Tracking a Population -- 3. The Drawing Power of the City -- 4. The Hazards of City Living -- 5. The Pace of Family Formation -- 6. The Marriage Partnership in Context -- 7. Emerging Opportunities in the Urban Economy -- 8. Facing Risk: The Elastic Household -- 9. A Geography of Encounter -- 10. City Folks in Their Rural Contexts -- 11. The Social Emotions and the Social Fabric -- 12. Toward a Dynamic of Cultural Coexistence.
A lively reconstruction of life in a booming North American city.
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City and town life--History--Québec (Province)--Montréal--19th century. Immigrant families--History--Québec (Province)--Montréal--19th century. Assimilation (Sociology)--History--Québec (Province)--Montréal--19th century.