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" The dream of America : "
by Kevin Hillstrom
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BL
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| Record Number
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703262
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| Doc. No
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b525451
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| Main Entry
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Hillstrom, Kevin,1963-
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| Title & Author
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The dream of America : : immigration 1870-1920 /\ by Kevin Hillstrom
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| Publication Statement
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Detroit :: Omnigraphics,, c2009
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| Series Statement
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Defining moments
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| Page. NO
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xii, 209 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0780810708 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 9780780810709 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-202) and index
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| Contents
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Immigration before the Civil War -- A new wave of immigrants -- The voyage to America -- Ellis Island -- The melting pot -- Shutting the golden door -- Immigration from the 1920s to the present
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| Abstract
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"Provides a detailed account of U.S. immigration from 1870 to 1920. Explores the forces that drove emigrants to the U.S.; shows what they experienced when they arrived; and reviews the history of U.S. immigration through the present. Includes a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher
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| Subject
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United States, Emigration and immigration, History
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| Dewey Classification
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304.8/7309034
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| LC Classification
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JV6453.H56 2009
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