Bergquist (history, Villanova U.) offers this historical account of the first wave of European immigrants from 1820 to 1870 that concentrates on the unique experiences of Chinese, German, Irish, Scand
Alexander (Russian and East European Studies, U. of Cincinnati) discusses the "Second Great Wave" of immigration in the US from 1870 to 1920 and notes the shift in geographic origins that led to the d
