Immigration
By: Dennis Wepman.
Series: American experience; American experience (Facts on File, Inc.)
Publisher: Facts On File, Inc.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9780816062409
Subjects: United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
Notes: "Originally published as a volume in the Eyewitness history series"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-456) and index.
Table of contents: title: Colonists and immigrants: 1607-1700; title: The colonies expand: 1701-1775; title: The American revolution and after: 1776-1813; title: Beginnings of mass immigration: 1814-1860; title: The Civil War and after: 1861-1880; title: The "new immigration": 1881-1918; title: The "immigrant problem" and the federal government: 1890-1921; title: The door closes: 1922-1946; title: Some windows open: 1946-1954; title: After Ellis Island: 1955-1999; title: Immigration in the new century: 2000 and beyond; title: Appendix A: Documents; title: Appendix B: Biographies of major personalities; title: Appendix C: Maps; title: Appendix D: Graphs and tables; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography; title: Index.