American Historians and European Immigrants 1875-1925

Saveth, Edward N. American Historians and European Immigrants 1875-1925. New York: Columbia University Press, 1948. First edition. Small quarto. 244pp. Original full green cloth with blind-stamped printer’s device on front board and gold lettering and borders on spine. Printer’s device on title-page. Although the interaction of old world culture with a new world environment has for several centuries been a dominant factor in American history, it was not until comparatively recently that immigration has received the attention it deserves from scholars adequately trained to deal with this difficult and complex aspect of United States history. The present volume deals only with the period from 1875 to 1925. It provides a satisfactory survey and a competent analysis of how the major American historians who wrote during the first half of the 20th century treated the subject of immigration. Minor shelf wear and tiny closed tear at lower part of back joint. Salo Baron’s stamp on fly leaf and title-page. Binding and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (24849) $65