America. the land of freedom and equality! That America was their destination. From the west coast of Ireland to the eastern shores of the Black Sea these emigrants sought America. From the White Sea in the north to the Straits of Messina in the Mediterranean they set sail for America. In the last 15 decades America was the one word in the minds and on the tongues of millions of all the nationals within these regions. America. the land of hope and faith. the land where a man could be a man. free and independent. no matter what tongue he spoke or what his racial stock might be. a land where wages were high. worktime short. a land open for settlers. jobs for all workmen. the land of promise and plenty. So the adventuresome took ship. in the steerage. at as low as $15 a head. providing their own food and bedding. They came in millions and spread all over the land of plenty. from Maine to Oregon. and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. They built the railroads.
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