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Chapter 1 - 'Men Prone to Wonder': America Before 1600 Chapter 2 - The European Settlement of North America: The Atlantic Coast to 1660 Chapter 3 - Empires: 1660-1702 Chapter 4 - Benjamin Franklin's World: Colonial North America, 1702-1763 Chapter 5 - Toward Independence, 1764-1783 Chapter 6 - Inventing the American Republic: The States Chapter 7 - Inventing the American Republic: The Nation Chapter 8 - Establishing the New Nation Chapter 9 - The Fabric of Change, 1800-1815 Chapter 10 - A New Epoch: 1815-1828 Chapter 11 - Political Innovation in a Mechanical Age: 1828-1840 Chapter 12 - Worker Worlds in Antebellum America Chapter 13 - The Benevolent Empire: Religion and Reform, 1825-1846 Chapter 14 - National Expansion, Sectional Division: 1839-1850 Chapter 15 - A House Dividing: 1851-1860 Chapter 16 - Civil War: 1861-1865 Chapter 17 - Reconstruction, 1865-1877 Chapter 18 - The Rise of Big Business and the Triumph of Industry: 1870-1900 Chapter 19 - An Industrial Society: 1870-1910 Chapter 20 - Politics, Industrialism, and the State: 1876-1900 Chapter 21 - A New Place in the World: 1865-1914 Chapter 22 - The Progressive Era Chapter 23 - War, Prosperity, and the Metropolis: 1914-1929 Chapter 24 - The New Deal Chapter 25 - Whirlpool of War Chapter 26 - Fighting for Freedom Chapter 27 - From Hot War to Cold War Chapter 28 - Korea, Eisenhower, and Affluence Chapter 29 - Renewal of Reform Chapter 30 - Years of Rage Chapter 31 - Conservative Revival Chapter 32 - The Reagan Revolution Chapter 33 - Inventing a New Order
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Jim Holbert: Casey Jones

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - Home in Ireland - Farm life - Learning to sew

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - Leaving Home - "American Consul" 1st elevator

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - Requirements

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - Leaving Family

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - "Why did you leave Ireland?"

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - The crossing

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - More about the crossing

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - What we brought with us - more details

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - "What were the accommodations like?"

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - "coming into New York"

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - Arriving at Ellis Island

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - Medical Exam

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - Time at Ellis

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - "What did they give you to eat on Ellis Island?"

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - First impressions of this country

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - Arrival in Boston and going to work

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - Expectations of America

Bertha Devlin 1923 from Ireland - US Citizenship and returning to Ireland for a visit

Victor Tartarini - Home in Italy

Victor Tartarini - Father had visited US

Victor Tartarini - Impressions of America

Victor Tartarini - Father was corporal in US Army WWI - kids became citizens

Victor Tartarini - The journey to America

Victor Tartarini - Arriving on Columbus Day - October 13

Victor Tartarini - On the ship

Victor Tartarini - Arriving to Ellis Island - Doctors / Booths

Victor Tartarini - Bathrooms and electricity at Ellis

Victor Tartarini - Processing through Ellis

Victor Tartarini - Arrival in Boston

Victor Tartarini - Homecoming dinner

Victor Tartarini - School

Victor Tartarini - Working in a woodworking shop

Victor Tartarini - Married an "American Girl"

Victor Tartarini - Woodworking with an organ company

Victor Tartarini - Mention of some of the organs he worked on

Victor Tartarini - Citizenship papers

Victor Tartarini - Ever wish to return

Victor Tartarini - I had two beautiful jobs

Victor Tartarini - Will you sing us a song?

 

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