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Author

Van Nuys, Frank, 1961-

Title Americanizing the West : race, immigrants, and citizenship, 1890-1930 / Frank Van Nuys.

Imprint

Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c2002.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	978.02 V339a	---	Available
FSCC Non-Fiction	978.02 Van 2002	---	Available
Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction	978.03 Van	---	Available

Description	xv, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-273) and index.
Contents	Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- "Stuff from which citizens are made" -- Progressives, Americanization, and war -- "Sane information on capital and labor" -- "Education for citizenship" -- "Our government thinks we can" -- "Our own house needs readjustment" -- Epilogue.
Subject	Immigrants -- West (U.S.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
	Immigrants -- West (U.S.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
	Americanization -- History -- 19th century.
	Americanization -- History -- 20th century.
	Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
	Citizenship -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century.
	Citizenship -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century.
	West (U.S.) -- Ethnic relations -- Political aspects.
	West (U.S.) -- Politics and government.
	West (U.S.) -- History -- 1890-1945.
ISBN	0700612068 (alk. paper)