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Freedman, Russell. Immigrant Kids. Dutton, Reprint, Puffin, 1980. 1995. A photoessay for younger readers. Kroll, Steven. Ellis Island: Doorway to Freedom. Holiday House, 1995. For readers in grades 3 to 5. Meltzer, Milton. Bound for America: The Story of the European Immigrants. Benchmark, 2001. For readers in grades 6 to 10. Pritzker, Barry M. Native-Americans: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture and Peoples. ABC-CLIO, 1998. For high school readers. Reef, Catherine. Africans in America: The Spread of People and Culture. Facts on File, 1999. For middle school readers. Anderson, Margo J. The American Census: A Social History. Yale University Press, 1990, 1993. Detailed history of the U.S. census and its uses. Bailyn, Bernard. The Peopling of British North America: An Introduction. Knopf, 1986. Immigration prior to the American Revolution. Brokaw, Tom. The Greatest Generation. Random House, 1998. A tribute to those who lived through the Great Depression and World War II. Brooks, David. Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There. Simon & Schuster, 2000. An irreverent and insightful critique of American's growing class of the newly rich. Cayton, Mary Kupiec, and others, eds. Encyclopedia of American Social History. Gale, 1993. Essays of many aspects of American life and customs, for high school readers and up. Daniels, Roger. Coming to America: A History of Immigration and Ethnicity in American Life. HarperCollins, 1991. Traces immigration to America by nationality. Flanders, Stephen A. Facts on File, 1998. From pre-Columbian migrations to the present. Hakim, Joy. A History of US. Oxford University Press, 1998. Tells the story of America, starting with Native American settlements; written for younger readers, but enjoyable for adults as well. Hoxie, Frederick E. Encyclopedia of North American Indians. Houghton Mifflin, 1996. Reprint Diane Publishing, 1999. Includes 400 entries on Native American groups, individuals, rituals and beliefs, and present-day issues. Mattson, Mark, and Molefi K. Asante. The African-American Atlas: Black History and Culture. Macmillan, 1998. An illustrated history of the African American people and culture. USA Immigration & Ethnic Groups Birmingham, Stephen. The Rest of Us. Little, Brown, 1984. Traces the story of America's East European Jews. Chan, Sucheang. Asian Americans: An Interpretive History. Twayne, 1991. The particular hardships of this major immigrant group. Chideya, Farai. The Color of Our Future: Race for the 21st Century. Morrow, 1999. Looks at America's transition to a multiracial society; based on interviews with young people. Clarke, Duncan, and Stephen Small. A New World: The History of Immigration into the United States. Advantage, 2000. Examines how whole populations moved to America, beginning with the Europeans in the 17th century and continuing through Asian immigration in the late 20th century. Davis, Marilyn P. Mexican Voices/American Dreams. Holt, 1990. An oral history of Mexican immigration. Dinnerstein, Leonard. Ethnic Americans: A History of Immigration. 4th ed. Columbia University Press, 1999. First published in 1977, this work is a classic study of immigration to the United States in the 20th century. Handlin, Oscar. The Uprooted. Little, Brown, 1990. The many migrations that made the American people. Jones, Maldwyn Allen. American Immigration. University of Chicago Press, 1992. One of the best general accounts. Laxton, Edward. The Famine Ships: The Irish Exodus to America. Holt, 1997. Describes the conditions on immigrant ships landing in America. Parillo, Vincent N. Strangers to These Shores: Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States. 6th ed. Allyn & Bacon, 1999. An excellent introduction to a complex subject. Salins, Peter D. Assimilation, American Style. Basic Books, 1997. Importance of belief in the American dream. Suro, Roberto. Strangers Among Us: How Latino Immigration is Transforming America. Knopf, 1998. History of Latino communities and their impact on American society. Thernstrom, Stephan, and others, eds. Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups. Harvard University Press, 1980. Detailed information on more than 100 ethnic groups. Yans-McLaughlin, Virginiam, and Marjorie Lightman. Ellis Island: A Reader and Resource Guide. New Press, 1997. Guide to the museum on Ellis Island, with historical context.
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