From the Book - 1st rev. ed.
A different mirror : the making of multicultural America
pt. 1: Foundations. The "tempest" in the wilderness : a tale of two frontiers ; The hidden origins of slavery
pt. 2: Contradictions. Towards "the stony mountains" : from removal to reservation ; "No more peck o' corn" : slavery and its discontents ; Fleeing "the tyrant's heel" : "exiles" from Ireland ; "foreigners in their native land" : the war against Mexico ; Searching for Gold Mountain : strangers from a different shore
pt. 3: Transitions. The "Indian question" : from reservation to reorganization ; Pacific crossings : from Japan to the land of "money trees" ; The exodus from Russia : pushed by pogroms ; El Norte : up from Mexico ; To "the land of hope" : Blacks in the urban North
pt. 4: Transformations. World War II : American dilemmas ; Out of the war : clamors for change ; Again, the "tempest-tost" ; "We will all be minorities."
