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From All Points: America's Immigrant West, 1870s-1952 by
At a time when immigration policy is the subject of heated debate, this book makes clear that the true wealth of America is in the diversity of its peoples. By the end of the 20th century the American West was home to nearly half of America's immigrant population, including Asians and Armenians, Germans and Greeks, Mexicans, Italians, Swedes, Basques, and others. These immigrants and their children built communities, added to the region's culture, and contended with discrimination. The region welcomed, then excluded, immigrants, in restless waves of need and nativism that continue to this day.
A People's History of the United States, 1492-Present by
Howard Zinn (1922-2010) best-selling and influential American historian, professor, playwright, and social activist, tells America's story from the point of view of--and in the words of--America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, working poor, and immigrant laborers.
The Uprooted: The Epic Story of the Great Migrations that Made the American People. 2nd ed. by
Also E184.A1 H27 1973
Recognized today as a foundational text in immigration studies. Awarded the 1952 Pulitzer Prize in history, The Uprooted chronicles the experiences of the millions of European immigrants who came to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Many Voices, One Nation by
Explores U.S. history through a powerful collection of artifacts and stories from America's many peoples. Sixteen essays, composed by Smithsonian curators and affiliated scholars, offer distinctive insight into the peopling of the United States from the Europeans' North American arrival in 1492 to the near present. The book is a companion to a Smithsonian exhibit of the same name.
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Jews on the Frontier: Religion and Mobility in Nineteenth-Century America by
Winner, 2017 National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish Studies from the Jewish Book Council, Finalist, Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature. Shari Rabin recounts the journey of Jewish people as they left Eastern cities and ventured into the American West and South during the nineteenth century. It brings to life the successes and obstacles of these travels, from the unprecedented economic opportunities to the ... many legal obligations of traditional Jewish life.
Un-American: the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II by
In the spring of 1942, the United States rounded up 120,000 residents of Japanese ancestry living along the West Coast and sent them to interment camps for the duration of World War II. Many abandoned their land. Many gave up their personal property. Each one of them lost a part of their lives. The story is told with brilliant pictures that help us better understand this important chapter in U.S. history.
Roads Taken: The Great Jewish Migrations to the New World and the Peddlers Who Forged the Way by
Finalist for the 2015 National Jewish Book Award.
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by
2015 Recipient of the American Book Award. The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples.
The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West by
Winner of the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History and the 2017 Caroline Bancroft in American History. In an exploration of the wars and negotiations that destroyed tribal ways of life even as they made possible the emergence of the modern United States, Peter Cozzens gives us both sides in comprehensive and singularly intimate detail.
American Indians/American Presidents by
In 2018 the author received the Lifetime Achievement Award from American Indian Historians at the Western History Conference.
Mesa of Sorrows: A History of the Awat’ovi Massacre by
The Hopi community of Awat'ovi existed peacefully on Arizona's Antelope Mesa for generations until one bleak morning in the fall of 1700--raiders from nearby Hopi villages descended on Awat'ovi, slaughtering their neighboring men, women, and children. While little of the pueblo itself remains, theories about the events of that night are as persistent as the desert winds. Won the 2017 Caughey Prize and the 2017 Ermine Wheeler-Voeglin Book Award.
Gathering Together: The Shawnee People through Diaspora and Nationhood by
Honorable Mention for the 2014 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE) in the U.S. History category and winner of the 2015 Erminie Wheeler-Voeglin Book Award, given by the American Society for Ethnohistory.
Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People by
The fascinating story of the rise of Asian Americans as a politically and socially influential racial group. Finalist for the prestigious Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize.
Puerto Ricans in the United States: A Contemporary Portrait by
The first edition was a Choice Outstanding Academic Book.
An African American and Latinx History of the United States by
Spanning more than two hundred years, this work is a revolutionary, politically charged narrative history arguing that the "Global South" was crucial to the development of America as we know it. Ortiz challenges the notion of westward progress ... and shows how placing African American, Latinx, and Indigenous voices unapologetically front and center transforms American history into the story of the working class organizing against imperialism.
The Age of Garvey by
Presents an expansive global history of the movement that came to be known as Garveyism. Recipient of the 2015 Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize.
The Bone and Sinew of the Land: America's Forgotten Black Pioneers & the Struggle for Equality by
The story of America's forgotten black pioneers, who escaped slavery, settled the frontier, and proved that racial equality was possible even as the country headed toward civil war. Honored by the Smithsonian Magazine as one of their eight best history books of 2018.
Denmark Vesey's Garden: Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy by
Named one of the “Best Civil War Books of 2018” by the Civil War Monitor.
Nisei Naysayer by
In his sharp-penned columns, Omura fearlessly called out leaders in the Nikkei community for what he saw as their complicity with the U.S. government's unjust and unconstitutional policies--particularly the federal decision to draft imprisoned Nisei into the military without first restoring their lost citizenship rights. Omura received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asian American Journalists Association in 1989.