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Immigration
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Title
Immigration / Dennis Wepman.
ISBN
9780816062409 (alk. paper)
0816062404 (alk. paper)
Published
New York, NY : Facts On File, Inc., c2008.
Physical Description
xix, 476 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Notes
"Originally published as a volume in the Eyewitness history series"--T.p. verso.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 17, 2009
Series
American experience
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-456) and index.
Contents
Colonists and immigrants: 1607-1700
The colonies expand: 1701-1775
The American revolution and after: 1776-1813
Beginnings of mass immigration: 1814-1860
The Civil War and after: 1861-1880
The "new immigration": 1881-1918
The "immigrant problem" and the federal government: 1890-1921
The door closes: 1922-1946
Some windows open: 1946-1954
After Ellis Island: 1955-1999
Immigration in the new century: 2000 and beyond
Appendix A: Documents
Appendix B: Biographies of major personalities
Appendix C: Maps
Appendix D: Graphs and tables
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.
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