1. Immigrant Origins and the "Saltwater Curtain": Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 3 - 9) (bibliographic info)

2. The Data: Two New Samples: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 10 - 34) (bibliographic info)

3. The Context of Antebellum Immigration: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 35 - 38) (bibliographic info)

4. The Geographic Mobility of Immigrants after Their Arrival at New York: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 39 - 70) (bibliographic info)

5. Occupational Change at Arrival: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 71 - 100) (bibliographic info)

6. Wealth Accumulation, 1840-1860: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 101 - 129) (bibliographic info)

7. Economic Mobility and Geographic Persistence, 1850-1860: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 130 - 155) (bibliographic info)

8. The Impact of Immigration on Natives, 1850-1860: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 156 - 184) (bibliographic info)

9. Conclusions: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 185 - 190) (bibliographic info)

Appendix A: Separating the Effects of Duration in the United States and Arrival Cohort: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 191 - 195) (bibliographic info)

Appendix B: A Continuous Time Duration Model with Discrete Observations: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 196 - 199) (bibliographic info)

Appendix C: Estimates of White Male Life Expectation in the United States by Region, Urban/Rural, and Nativity: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 200 - 202) (bibliographic info)

Appendix D: Imputing Income by Occupation: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 203 - 208) (bibliographic info)

Appendix E: Coding of Occupations in the Ship Lists and the Census: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 209 - 212) (bibliographic info)

References, Index: Joseph P. Ferrie (p. 213 - 224) (bibliographic info)