In the hundred years ending in 1930, an estimated 2.8 million
Canadians moved south of the 49th Parallel and settled in the
United States. The human and technical resources they brought made
Canadian immigrants integral to the growth of New England, the
Great Lakes region, and the West Coast. Crossing the 49th Parallel
is the first book to encompass that entire, continent-wide
population shift. It brings Canadian migration to the center of
both Canadian and U.S. history.
Bruno Ramirez researches the contents of previously unused
border records to bring to light the wide variety of local contexts
and historical circumstances that led Canadian men, women, and
children to cross the border and become key actors in the U.S.
economy and society. Ramirez goes beyond these statistical data,
consulting qualitative sources and case studies to reveal the
motives and aspirations of individuals and family groups.
The comparative perspective of Crossing the 49th Parallel allows
Ramirez to explain the distinctive roles of French- and
Anglo-Canadians in the immigrant movement. By shifting the
viewpoint from a continental to a transatlantic one, Ramirez also
unveils Canada's important role in international migration; it
served as a temporary destination for many Europeans who
subsequently remigrated to the United States.
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