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Osborne, Linda Barrett, 1949-

This land is our land : A history of American immigration / - 124 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-120) and index.

The beginnings: Germans, Irish, and Nativists -- The other Europe arrives: Italians, Jews, and Eastern Europeans -- The other shore: immigrants from Asia -- South of our border: Latin American immigrants -- Seeking safety and liberty: refugees -- This land is whose land?: from World War II into the twenty-first century -- Coming to-and staying in-the United States -- Selected time line of immigration history. Appendix:

"This book explores the way government policy and popular responses to immigrant groups evolved throughout U.S. history, particularly between 1800 and 1965. The book concludes with a summary of events up to contemporary times, as immigration again becomes a hot-button issue."--Provided by publisher.



YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award: Finalist

ISBN: 9781419716607 (alk. paper) 1419716603 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2015017877

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Immigrants--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Immigrants--History.--United States

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Emigration and immigration--History--Juvenile literature.
United States--Emigration and immigration--History.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.
Juvenile works.

LC Class. No.: E184.A1 / O83 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 304.80973