Crossing Borders

Crossing Borders

Author: Dorothee Schneider

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2011-05-02

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 0674047567

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Dorothee Schneider relates the story of immigrants’ passage from an old society to a new one, and American policymakers’ debates over admission to the United States and citizenship. Bringing together the histories of Europeans, Asians, and Mexicans, the book opens up a fresh view of immigrant expectations and government responses.


Testimonies of Transition

Testimonies of Transition

Author: Marjory Harper

Publisher: Luath Press Ltd

Published: 2020-04-24

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 1912387395

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Marjory Harper explores the motives and experiences of migrants, settlers and returners by focusing on the personal testimonies of the two million men, women and children who left Scotland in the 20th century.


Independence

Independence

Author: Constance M. Greiff

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780812280470

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Carefully researched and fully documented, Independence chronicles the history of the "cradle of liberty" that is Independence National Historical Park, the historical site most closely connected with the nation's founding. Constance M. Greiff illustrates how the park was shaped by national events and conditions in Philadelphia, change and growth within the National Park Service, and the interpersonal and political struggles among the key people involved in the park's development. She traces the process by which the participants arrived at the ideas underpinning the park's creation and development, conflicting views about the purpose and scope of the park, and the resolution of those conflicts.


Pentagon 9/11

Pentagon 9/11

Author: Alfred Goldberg

Publisher: Office of the Secretary, Historical Offi

Published: 2007-09-05

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13:

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The most comprehensive account to date of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and aftermath, this volume includes unprecedented details on the impact on the Pentagon building and personnel and the scope of the rescue, recovery, and caregiving effort. It features 32 pages of photographs and more than a dozen diagrams and illustrations not previously available.


American Immigration

American Immigration

Author: Grolier Educational Corporation

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780717292837

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An alphabetical reference work examining the background, statistics, reception, and current status of those groups who have immigrated to America throughout history.


Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Author: M. Teresa Baer

Publisher: Indiana Historical Society

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13: 0871952998

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The booklet opens with the Delaware Indians prior to 1818. White Americans quickly replaced the natives. Germanic people arrived during the mid-nineteenth century. African American indentured servants and free blacks migrated to Indianapolis. After the Civil War, southern blacks poured into the city. Fleeing war and political unrest, thousands of eastern and southern Europeans came to Indianapolis. Anti-immigration laws slowed immigration until World War II. Afterward, the city welcomed students and professionals from Asia and the Middle East and refugees from war-torn countries such as Vietnam and poor countries such as Mexico. Today, immigrants make Indianapolis more diverse and culturally rich than ever before.


The Historical Archaeology of Virginia from Initial Settlement to the Present

The Historical Archaeology of Virginia from Initial Settlement to the Present

Author: Clarence R. Geier

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-02-10

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9781541023482

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The book includes six chapters that cover Virginia history from initial settlement through the 20th century plus one that deals with the important role of underwater archaeology. Written by prominent archaeologists with research experience in their respective topic areas, the chapters consider important issues of Virginia history and consider how the discipline of historic archaeology has addressed them and needs to address them . Changes in research strategy over time are discussed , and recommendations are made concerning the need to recognize the diverse and often differing roles and impacts that characterized the different regions of Virginia over the course of its historic past. Significant issues in Virginia history needing greater study are identified.


National Parks and the Woman's Voice

National Parks and the Woman's Voice

Author: Polly Welts Kaufman

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780826339942

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In this updated study, Polly Kaufman discovers that staff are no longer able to fulfill the National Park Service mission without outside support.