In the early days of Texas history, ten-year-old Johann comes from Germany with his family to settle in this vast land and soon grows to love his new home.
fighting violence and state repression on the U.S.-Mexico border
Akers Chac?n, Justin
2006
Argues that anti-immigration groups are racist; explores the history of violence against immigrants; and contends that the United States needs to adopt a pro-worker and pro-immigrant agenda.
Searching for a better life, Mina and her parents leave their German fatherland in 1845 and sail to Texas where they find hardship, tragedy, and adventure.
In 1902 fifteen-year-old Rose travels from Ireland to join family members in Chicago, where she must use all her resources to deal with her father's drinking and her brothers' dangerous involvement in politics.