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The Guarded Gate: Bigotry, Eugenics, and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of Ameri

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Availability:In StockContributor:Daniel OkrentPublish date:2020-05-19Pages:496
Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781476798059ISBN-10:1476798052UPC:9781476798059Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Emigration & ImmigrationBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.30 x 5.50 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC00ZJ4YKT

The Guarded Gate: Bigotry, Eugenics, and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of Ameri

NAMED ONE OF THE "100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR" BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

From the widely celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Last Call--this "rigorously historical" (The Washington Post) and timely account of how the rise of eugenics helped America keep out "inferiors" in the 1920s is "a sobering, valuable contribution to discussions about immigration" (Booklist).

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Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781476798059ISBN-10:1476798052UPC:9781476798059Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Emigration & ImmigrationBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.30 x 5.50 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC00ZJ4YKT
Okrent, Daniel: - Daniel Okrent was the first public editor of The New York Times, editor-at-large of Time, Inc., and managing editor of Life magazine. He worked in book publishing as an editor at Knopf and Viking, and was editor-in-chief of general books at Harcourt Brace. He was also a featured commentator on two Ken Burns series, and his books include Last Call, The Guarded Gate, and Great...
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