The dream of America : immigration, 1870-1920 / Kevin Hillstrom.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Defining momentsPublication details: Detroit, Mich. : Omnigraphics, Description: xii, 209 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780780810709
  • 0780810708
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Dream of America.DDC classification:
  • 304.8/7309034 22
LOC classification:
  • JV6453 .H56 2009
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.
Summary: "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, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-202) and index.

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.

"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, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher.

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