U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library: 5 Volume set plus Index

by Sonia Benson (Editor), Lawrence W. Baker (Editor), James L. Outman (Editor)

U.S.Immigration and Migration chroniclesand interprets the phenomenalwaves of immigration to the UnitedStates from the earliest timesthrough the period from 1820 to1930, when the United Stateswas the destination of some 60%of the worlds immigrants -- up to the presentday, when restrictive policies have temporarily stanched the flowof immigrants. Features include 300 black-and-white illustrations, includingabout 10 maps; chronology; sidebars; words to know; researchand activity ideas; further reading; and a subject index. The Almanac volumes tell of the economic, religious and politicalforces that compelled people to seek a better life in a new land.These same forces later inspired the migration of manyAmericans to other areas in mass movements such as theWestward Expansion; the rural to urban migration; the GreatMigration of blacks in the early part of the 20th century; and themigration to the Sunbelt starting in the 1960s. The Biographies volumes bring the panorama of immigration and migration to apersonal level by profiling both prominent and less well-knownpeople of the immigrant experience. Insights into the movementof people are provided in the Primary Sources volume viaexcerpts from key documents as well as personal observations from immigrants and concerns about the rise in U.S. immigration from conservative talk-show host Patrick J. Buchanan. For table of contents, sample

1391 pages, Hardcover

First published May 28, 2004