"To Bremen by Train and to New York by Ship"
Experiences of Emigrants on the Trip to America
Keywords:
emigrants, Slovenes, USA, 19th centuryAbstract
Letters written by missionaries and emigrants, preserved mainly in print (in newspapers and magazines), are some of the most important sources of information which give us insight into the experiences of emigrants during the journey from their homeland to the new country of their abode - in this case, the USA. These letters are particularly numerous from the second half of the 19th century. The letters contain descriptive accounts from the period before the First World War of journeys made by land to the European ports of Bremen, Le Havre, Rotterdam and Liverpool, and then onwards, by sailing ships and steamers, across the Atlantic Ocean to New York.
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2025-06-24
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