Visions and Divisions: American Immigration Literature, 1870-1930 (Multi-ethnic Literatures of the Americas)

by TonyTrigilio (Editor), TimPrchal (Editor), C . Lok Chua (Editor), Carla L . Peterson (Editor), Amritjit Singh (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2008

  $37.33

  For many years, America cherished its image as a Golden Door for the world's oppressed. But during the Progressive Era it imposed strict restrictions on immigration that began to show the nation in a different light. This work presents the writings of the period, to show the many ways literature participated in shaping the face of immigration.