by Rich Wandschneider | Sep 6, 2012 | Alvin Josephy, american immigrants, Charles Mann, daughters of the American Revolution, nation of immigrants, pilgrims, potato, tobacco
“Nation of immigrants”–the phrase and its variations get tossed about by both political parties (the recent Republican convention was filled with it) by historians, and everyday people trying to explain who we Americans are. Some large number of us...
