The Immigrants
- ISBN-10
- 1595155104
- ISBN-13
- 9781595155108
- Series
- The Immigrants
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-07-01
- Publisher
- Rourke Publishing Group
- Author
- Linda Thompson
Description
Describes the waves of immigration to America in the nineteenth century, discusses the reasons why people immigrated and the means by which they did, and the laws regarding immigration at this time.
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