Immigration : from the founding of Virginia to the closing of Ellis Island
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Immigration : from the founding of Virginia to the closing of Ellis Island
(Facts on File library of American history)(The Eyewitness history series)
Facts on File, c2002
Available at 11 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. 376-410
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"Once I thought to write a history of the immigrants in America. Then I discovered that immigrants were American history," American historian Oscar Handlin once wrote. The history of immigration to America not only provides insights into the nation's ever-changing character, it also reveals how the phenomenon has affected nearly every aspect of the country's existence, including historical, legislative, social, political, and cultural developments. Immigration is a fascinating look at a popular - and often controversial - topic in American history. Enhanced by contemporary accounts and testimonies by and about immigrants, this volume explores the conditions that forced different groups from their native lands, the physical and emotional challenges they faced, the receptions they encountered, and the influences they had upon American life.
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