This history of the "new immigration" weighs the many factors that prompted the decision to leave the old world. Though the designation "new immigrant" generally refers to southern and eastern Europeans only, this volume also includes the Chinese and Japanese who arrived in the period from 1880-1921. Kraut argues that immigration to America was but one of the many choices available to the immigrants, and that individual aptitude and desires were just as influential as cultural, social, and familial pressures to find a better life. The immigrants' impact on America and their new countrymen is also considered. This title includes a very good, 32-page photographic essay.
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Great perspective on the immigrant experience.,
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This review is from: The Huddled Masses: The Immigrant in American Society, 1880-1921 (The American history series) (Paperback)
Wow! I was required to read this book for a history course, but was amazed at the depth and feeling that is gleaned from the immigrant experience. Whether for education, entertainment, or if you would like to gain perspective on ancestral roots, I highly recommend this book. In a semester of drab, boring history reading, this book stood out!
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This review is from: The Huddled Masses: The Immigrant in American Society, 1880-1921 (American History Series (Arlington Heights, Ill.).) (Paperback)
Interesting and easy reading. Perfect for college students or anyone who wants to find out history of immigration.
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A book written to appease the author's ego,
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This review is from: The Huddled Masses: The Immigrant in American Society, 1880-1921 (American History Series (Arlington Heights, Ill.).) (Paperback)
Not in all my life have I had so much trouble getting through a book. A mere 226 pages, it took me over a week to read. Kraut's seems to feel the need to use words many well educated people have never seen in their lives just for the sake of using big words. Whenever he speaks of his other books, he refers to himself in the third person and quotes himself rather than just stating the facts. An uninteresting and egotistical story of immigrantion.
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