Book: Hardback | 264 x 311mm | 300 pages | ISBN 9780756613440 | 25 Aug 2005 | 18 - AND UP
Whether they are escaping religious persecution, political oppression, the violence of war, or looking to further their economic standing, immigrants have come to America. Take a detailed look at why immigrants leave their homelands. How they ravel to America and what they do once they arrive.
Published to coincide with a 4-part PBS documentary
Includes personal accounts, letters, diaries, photographs and other ephemera
Feature statistics, maps and charts covering 40+ immigrant groups
