<P>History is dramatic - and the renowned award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in a compelling series aimed at young listeners. </P><P>Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas opinions attitudes and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation. <I>A Century of Immigration</I> reviews the century of 1820 through 1920 in which there were two waves of immigration to the United States.</P><P>This book discusses the varied motivations and nationalities of these new Americans as well as the effects of mass immigration on the country as a whole and the rise of antiforeign sentiments among more recent immigrants.</p><P>A Blackstone Audio production.</P>