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This land is our land : a history of American immigration / Linda Barrett Osborne.

Osborne, Linda Barrett, 1949- (author.).

Summary:

"This book explores the way government policy and popular responses to immigrant groups evolved throughout U.S. history, particularly between 1800 and 1965. The book concludes with a summary of events up to contemporary times, as immigration again becomes a hot-button issue."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781419716607
ISBN: 1419716603
Physical Description: 124 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Publisher: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-120) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The beginnings: Germans, Irish, and Nativists -- The other Europe arrives: Italians, Jews, and Eastern Europeans -- The other shore: immigrants from Asia -- South of our border: Latin American immigrants -- Seeking safety and liberty: refugees -- This land is whose land?: from World War II into the twenty-first century -- Appendix: Coming to-and staying in-the United States -- Selected time line of immigration history.
Target Audience Note:	1080L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.9 6 182153.