Attachments: Faces and Stories from America's Gates

by Bruce I. Bustard

Overview

A fascinating, thematic exploration of some of the millions of immigration files in the US National Archive, focusing on twenty nine case studies, this book explores beyond the literal by looking at the "attachments" of immigrants to family and community. Included are many previously unpublished photographs and other documents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781907804076
Publisher:	D Giles Limited
Publication date:	05/17/2012
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Bruce I. Bustard is a senior curator with the National Archives in Washington, DC. A curator of several major National Archives exhibits including The Way We Worked (2005), Picturing the Century: One Hundred Years of Photography from the National Archives (1999), and A New Deal for the Arts (1997), he was the lead researcher for Discovering the Civil War the Archives’ exhibit commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War (2010). He is the son of an immigrant from Scotland.

Table of Contents

Message from the Archivist, David S. Ferriero
Foreword
Introduction
Entering
Leaving
Staying
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Further Reading

Editorial Reviews

"A haunting reminder of the hopes and struggles of people seeking a promised land achingly in view"—Jim Cullen, George Mason University's History News Network

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