"The Dream of America: Immigration 1870-1920" provides a detailed, factual account of the greatest sustained wave of immigration in US history. This volume explains the economic and political forces that drove emigrants from Europe and other parts of the world, as well as the factors that made America so attractive to millions. It covers all aspects of the immigrants' experience, including their arduous ocean journeys, their passage through Ellis Island, and their struggles to build a better life in America. Finally, the book provides details of America's immigration history from the 1920s through the present - including America's current struggles with illegal immigration.
- ISBN10 0780812484
- ISBN13 9780780812482
- Publish Date 9 April 2012 (first published 15 October 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 7 July 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Omnigraphics Inc
- Imprint Omnigraphics Inc.,U.S.
- Edition Updated ed
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English