Toward a better life
Subtitle: America's new immigrants in their own words : from Ellis Island to the present
By: by Peter Morton Coan
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
ISBN-13: 9781616143947
Subjects: Emigration and immigration; Interviews; Immigrants; Biography; History
Description: This book offers a balanced, poignant, and often moving portrait of America's immigrants over more than a century. The author has organized the book by decades so that readers can easily find the time period most relevant to their experience or that of family members. The first part covers the Ellis Island era, the second part America's new immigrants--from the closing of Ellis Island in 1955 to the present. Also included is a comprehensive appendix of statistics showing immigration by country and decade from 1890 to the present, a complete list of famous immigrants, and much more.
Notes: Includes index.