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Thomas Sowell

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June 30, 1930

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Thomas Sowell is an American economist, social commentator, and author of dozens of books. He often writes from an economically laissez-faire perspective. He is currently a senior fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. In 1990, he won the Francis Boyer Award, presented by the American Enterprise Institute. In 2002 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal for prolific scholarship melding history, economics, and political science.

Sowell was born in North Carolina, where, he recounted in his autobiography, A Personal Odyssey, his encounters with Caucasians were so limited he didn't believe that "yellow" was a hair color. He moved to Harlem, New York City with his mother's sister (whom he believed was his mother); his fath Thomas Sowell is an American economist, social commentator, and author of dozens of books. He often writes from an economically laissez-faire perspective. He is currently a senior fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. In 1990, he won the Francis Boyer Award, presented by the American Enterprise Institute. In 2002 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal for prolific scholarship melding history, economics, and political science.

Sowell was born in North Carolina, where, he recounted in his autobiography, A Personal Odyssey, his encounters with Caucasians were so limited he didn't believe that "yellow" was a hair color. He moved to Harlem, New York City with his mother's sister (whom he believed was his mother); his father had died before he was born. Sowell went to Stuyvesant High School, but dropped out at 17 because of financial difficulties and a deteriorating home environment. He worked at various jobs to support himself, including in a machine shop and as a delivery man for Western Union. He applied to enter the Civil Service and was eventually accepted, moving to Washington DC. He was drafted in 1951, during the Korean War, and assigned to the US Marine Corps. Due to prior experience in photography, he worked in a photography unit.

After his discharge, Sowell passed the GED examination and enrolled at Howard University. He transfered to Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He received a Master of Arts in Economics from Columbia University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from the University of Chicago. Sowell initially chose Columbia University because he wanted to study under George Stigler. After arriving at Columbia and learning that Stigler had moved to Chicago, he followed him there.

Sowell has taught Economics at Howard University, Cornell University, Brandeis University, and UCLA. Since 1980 he has been a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where he holds a fellowship named after Rose and Milton Friedman.

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	Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy 4.34 avg rating — 9,095 ratings — published 2000 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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This is a poll for the immigration research group reading book. This is a limited selection from the Immigration shelf of the group bookshelf. Selections were chosen based on the breadth of coverage and book availability. If there are other books you would like to be included in the poll, please feel free to add them. Folks can change their votes at any time until the poll closes. We will begin reading the book on January 1, 2011.

They Came in Ships: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record

John Philip Colletta

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A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Immigrant & Ethnic Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage

Sharon Debartolo Carmack

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Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States

Christina K. Schaefer

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A New World: The History of Immigration to the United States

Duncan Clarke

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American Passenger Arrival Records A Guide to the Records of Immigrants

Michael Tepper

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Coming to America (Second Edition): A History of Immigration and Ethnicity in American Life

Roger Daniels

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American Immigration

Maldwyn Allen Jones

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American Naturalization Records 1790-1990: What They Are and How to Use Them
John J. Newman

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Becoming American: An Ethnic History

Thomas J. Archdeacon

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Ethnic America: A History

Thomas Sowell

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Ethnic Americans: A History of Immigration and Assimilation
Leonard Dinnerstein

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The distant magnet;: European emigration to the U.S.A
Philip A. M Taylor

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The Immigrant Experience: The Anguish of Becoming American

Thomas C. Wheeler

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The Uprooted

Oscar Handlin

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They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins

Loretto Dennis Szucs

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We the People: An Atlas of America's Ethnic Diversity

James Paul Allen

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Immigration, Migration and Settlement in the United States: A Genealogical Guidebook
Marilyn Lind

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American Naturalization Records 1790-1990: What They Are and How to Use Them
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