Project Gutenberg 2009-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 299 Speek, Peter A. (Peter Alexander) 1873 Speek, Peter Alexander 21005865 A Stake in the Land Produced by Tom Roch, Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images produced by Core Historical Literature in Agriculture (CHLA), Cornell University) "A Stake in the Land" by Peter A. Speek is a sociological study written in the early 20th century. The book examines the challenges and processes involved in the Americanization of immigrant settlers, particularly in relation to land acquisition and colonization. It focuses on the experiences of various immigrant groups and emphasizes the critical role that land ownership plays in establishing a sense of belonging and integration into American society. The opening of the book outlines the need for a coherent land policy to support immigrants seeking to settle in the United States. Speek argues that many immigrants, despite their agricultural backgrounds, often end up in urban labor due to a lack of accessible land and inadequate guidance on securing it. He highlights the emotional and practical significance of home ownership and its deep ties to American identity. The beginning portion sets the stage for discussions about regulatory needs and the exploitation immigrants face in the land market, ultimately advocating for better support systems to facilitate successful land settlement and integration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Land tenure -- United States Agricultural colonies -- United States Immigrants -- United States Rural schools -- United States Americanization HD JV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Sociology 559238 559219 2024-09-13T05:45:11.825306 2023-09-13T10:37:27.536400 text/html text/html 557377 2021-01-05T21:37:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3449430 2021-01-05T21:37:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3447452 2024-09-13T05:45:27.166774 application/epub+zip 3441659 2024-09-13T05:45:15.307808 application/epub+zip 235533 2024-09-13T05:45:13.029813 application/epub+zip 2092941 2024-09-13T05:45:35.077730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2041405 2024-09-13T05:45:24.300740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421071 2022-09-14T06:46:31.489311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445546 2024-09-13T05:45:09.880329 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 445349 2021-01-05T21:37:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 149254 2021-01-05T21:37:11 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 445346 2021-01-05T21:37:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 149221 2021-01-05T21:37:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 445338 2021-01-05T21:37:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149198 2021-01-05T21:37:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22655 2024-09-13T05:45:35.272688 application/rdf+xml 12860 2024-09-13T05:45:13.443799 image/jpeg 3378 2024-09-13T05:45:13.235798 image/jpeg 3494250 2024-09-13T05:45:11.961360 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog