Immigrants - The Story of America

Immigrants - The Story of America is a sweeping historical narrative tracing the movement of people to America from the earliest migrations to the present day. Through centuries of voluntary arrival and forced displacement, open gates and closed doors, David Pearsall reveals immigration as the defining thread in the American story.Blending careful historical research with integrated first-person voices drawn from letters, diaries, and oral histories, this book explores Indigenous presence, the Middle Passage, Ellis Island, wartime suspicion, post-1965 reform, southern migration, and modern refugee resettlement. Written as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary, Immigrants offers historical clarity for a subject that remains central to American life.This is not a book of policy prescriptions. It is a record of who we have been-and how we became who we are.

Pagina's: 236, Paperback, David Pearsall