Primary sources
Subtitle: immigrants in America
By: James D. Torr, editor.
Contributors: Torr, James D., 1974-
Series: Immigrants in America
Publisher: Lucent Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: San Diego, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Immigrants -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; Immigrants -- United States -- History -- Sources.; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literature.; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- Sources.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Sources.
Description: Presents the original documents used as source material for the Immigrants in America series, including letters to and from immigrants as well as excerpts from books and other writings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Italians in America; title: "Where I find bread, there is my country"; title: "No poor" and "very few crimes"; title: Reports of the Irish potato famine; title: Atlantic crossing; title: Deceived into coming to America; title: The lure of cheap land; title: Fleeing war and genocide; title: Overcoming racism; title: Greedy about life again; title: Rafting to freedom.