Race, Radicalism, Religion, and Restriction: Immigration in the Pacific Northwest, 1890-1924

by Kristofer Allerfeldt

In 1924 America passed legislation that effectively outlined which immigrants were to be considered beneficial to the national body and which were not. Albert Johnson, a Washington State Congressman, sponsored the Act. This study examines the role of the Pacific Northwest in the change of national sentiment that led up to this legislation. Throughout the period, this region experienced massive growth in its immigrant population. Its forests and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275978540
• ISBN13: 9780275978549
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.5"