Thornton, Jeremy

Examines the history of the slave trade, from the time Africans were first brought to America as slaves in 1619 to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863.

Examines some of the reasons why so many immigrants from Great Britain came to the United States between the 1830s and the 1890s, many of them in search of work, and discusses where they settled and what their lives were like in the new country.

Examines the reasons why so many immigrants from Ireland came to the United States between 1845 and 1850, many fleeing the potato famine which was causing widespread starvation, and discusses where they settled and what their lives were like in the new country.

Presents a children's book on the Scotch-Irish in early American history including migration, settlements, and the Scotch-Irish legacy.

Presents a children's book on the history of Chinese immigrants in America and includes information on mining camps, Chinese businesses, discrimination and anti-immigration laws, as well as the Chinese influence on the development of the west.