As it is stated by the Encyclopedia Britannica, "much of the population increase was due to the more than 9,000,000 immigrants who entered the United States in the last 20 years of the century, the largest number to arrive in any comparable period up to that time".* During this time, the shores of America received its newest citizens, transforming the United States into the diverse nation it is today.
The titles listed below can be found on the shelves of the Gilmour Library:
Non Fiction
Burrows, Edwin G. Gotham (974.71 BUR)
Cannato, Vincent J. American Passage: the History of Ellis Island (325.7 CAN)
Daniels, Roger. Coming to America (973.04 D)
Greenleaf, Barbara Kaye.America Fever (325.73 GRE)
Jackson, Kenneth T. and David S. Dunbar. Empire City (974.71 EMP)
Levinson, Nancy Smiler.Turn of the Century: Our Nation One Hundred Years Ago (973.8 L)
Orth, Samuel P. Our Foreigners (325.73 O)
Scott, Franklin D. The People of America: Perspectives on Immigration (325.73 SC)
Shippen, Katherine B.Passage to America(325.73 S)
Fiction
Avi. Beyond the Western Sea: Book One (FIC AVI)
Avi.Beyond the Western Sea: Book Two (FIC AVI)
Giff, Patricia Reilly.Nory Ryan's Song (FIC GIF)
Hesse, Karen.Letters from Rifka (FIC HES)
Laskey, Kathryn.Dreams in the Golden Country (FIC LAS)
Media
Statue of Liberty (Video 974.7 STA)
Please check the library's OPAC for availability.