The dream of America : immigration, 1870-1920 / Kevin Hillstrom.
"Provides a detailed account of U.S. immigration from 1870 to 1920. Explores the forces that drove emigrants to the U.S.; shows what they experienced when they arrived; and reviews the history of U.S. immigration through the present. Includes a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chron...
| Uniform Title: | Defining moments.
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| Language: | English |
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Detroit, MI :
Omnigraphics,
[2009], ©2009.
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| Series: | Defining moments.
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| Physical Description: | xii, 209 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Immigration to America before the Civil War
- The great wave
- The voyage to America
- Ellis Island
- The melting pot
- Shutting the golden door
- Immigration from the 1920s to the present.