Americanizing the West : race, immigrants, and citizenship, 1890-1930 / Frank Van Nuys.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van Nuys, Frank, 1961-
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [2002], ©2002.
Subjects:
West (U.S.) > Ethnic relations > Political aspects.
West (U.S.) > Politics and government.
West (U.S.) > History > 1890-1945.
Immigrants > West (U.S.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Immigrants > West (U.S.) > Social conditions > 20th century.
Americanization > History > 19th century.
Americanization > History > 20th century.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Citizenship > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Citizenship > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Physical Description:xv, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • "The stuff from which citizens are made"
  • Progressives, Americanization, and war
  • "Sane information on capital and labor"
  • "Education for citizenship"
  • "Our government thinks we can"
  • "Our own house needs readjustment"
  • Epilogue.