A century of immigration :1820-1924
Discusses the economic, social, and religious reasons why immigrants, predominantly from northern Europe, and then from eastern and southern Europe, came to the United States. Considers incidents of prejudice experienced by these immigrants as well as contributions made by those of immigrant backgro...
| Main Author: | Collier, Christopher, 1930- |
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| Other Authors: | Collier, James Lincoln, 1928- |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Marshall Cavendish/Benchmark Books,
1999.
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| Series: |
Drama of American history
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Series: Drama of American history
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Building a new nation: the Federalist era, 1789-1801
The Civil War, 1860-1865
Clash of cultures: prehistory--1638
The French and Indian War, 1660-1763
The paradox of Jamestown, 1585-1700
Pilgrims and Puritans, 1620-1676
Andrew Jackson's America, 1824-1850
Creating the Constitution, 1787
Hispanic America, Texas, and the Mexican War, 1835-1850
The Jeffersonian Republicans, 1800-1823: the Louisiana Purchase and the War of 1812
A century of immigration: 1820-1924
Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow, 1864-1896
The rise of industry: 1860-1900
Slavery and the coming of the Civil War, 1831-1861
Indians, cowboys, and farmers and the battle for the Great Plains, 1865-1910
Progressivism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal: 1901-1941
The rise of the cities, 1820-1920
The United States enters the world stage: from Alaska Purchase through World War I, 1867-1919
The changing face of American society, 1945-2000
The middle road: American politics, 1945 to 2000
The United States in the Cold War: 1945-1989
The United States in World War II: 1941-1945