The dream of America : immigration, 1870-1920 /
Kevin Hillstrom.
- Detroit, Mich. : Omnigraphics,
- xii, 209 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Defining moments .
- Defining moments. .
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.
9780780810709 0780810708
Omnigraphics Inc, Po Box 625, Holmes, PA, USA, 19043 SAN 249-2520
2008049921
Emigration and immigration. Migration.
United States--Emigration and immigration--History. United States. USA.