This engaging narrative chronicles the history of the immigration to America from the 1600s to the present. The author offers an in-depth exploration of the American immigration experience, including why people emigrated, what they left behind, and what they found when they arrived. He also delves into the immigrants' unique contributions to the history and culture of the nation. The book examines the legal and social aspects of immigration, beginning with the founding of Jamestown in 1607 through the 1994 passage of Proposition 187 in California. Also featured are a brief chronology of immigration and the biographies of 45 important figures in American immigration history. The text is enhanced with photos, illustrations, and political cartoons, and a detailed bibliography is also included.
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“Historian Purcell provides a strong probe into immigration isseus throughout American history, creating a strong volume which should appeal to young adults through adult readers.”–The Bookwatch
“Immigration is a useful text for the general reader or the high school or college student who wishes to learn the historical background of American immigration....The author presents a balanced view of immigration history, striving to illustrate for the reader 'immigrants' ongoing role in the development of the nation' and to provide an historical context to the complex issues surrounding immigration today.”–Insights
“Immigration provides an excellent source book for teachers and students. It is worth having is each secondary teacher's library and should be considered for student use at both the secondary and beginning college level.”–Teaching History
“Immigration is a useful text for the general reader or the high school or college student who wishes to learn the historical background of American immigration....The author presents a balanced view of immigration history, striving to illustrate for the reader 'immigrants' ongoing role in the development of the nation' and to provide an historical context to the complex issues surrounding immigration today.”–
“Immigration provides an excellent source book for teachers and students. It is worth having is each secondary teacher's library and should be considered for student use at both the secondary and beginning college level.”–
About the Author
L. EDWARD PURCELL is an independent historian, editor, and journalist who has written over a dozen books and numerous articles, many of them on historical topics.
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United States, New York, World War, Ellis Island, New England, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Mexican American, Western Hemisphere, American Revolution, Latin America, Roman Catholic, Great Britain, American Jews, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Castle Garden, New Amsterdam, New Jersey, New Netherlands, Puerto Ricans, Russian Empire, San Francisco, West Coast, Boston Public Library, Cold War New!
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United States, New York, World War, Ellis Island, New England, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Mexican American, Western Hemisphere, American Revolution, Latin America, Roman Catholic, Great Britain, American Jews, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Castle Garden, New Amsterdam, New Jersey, New Netherlands, Puerto Ricans, Russian Empire, San Francisco, West Coast, Boston Public Library, Cold War New!
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- Ethnicity and Assimilation by Robert M. Jiobu on 8 pages
- Refugees as Immigrants by David W. Haines on 4 pages
- Arab Moslems in the United States by Abdo A. Elkholy in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- A Community in Spite of Itself (Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic Inquiry) by Fran Markowitz in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- American Labor in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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