A Century of Immigration: 1820-1924Marshall Cavendish, 2007 - 115 páginas This volume describes the diverse peoples who came to the United States from 1820, when records began to be kept, to 1924, when the gates were nearly closed to immigrants. The reactions of Americans to the new arrivals, laws that were passed, and the experiences of those who lived through it are richly presented here. |
Conteúdo
Law and Policy I | 1 |
Chapter 2 American Attitudes toward | 14 |
From All the World | 33 |
Leaving Home | 46 |
Passages and Arrivals | 61 |
Life in the New Country | 74 |
Becoming American | 93 |
Time Line | 106 |
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