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020			_a9781598530513 (hardcover)
020			_a1598530518
082			_a810 STA-B
245	0	0	_aBecoming Americans : _bfour centuries of immigrant writing / _cedited by Ilan Stavans ; foreword by Pete Hamill.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bLibrary of America : _bDistributed to the trade by Penguin Group, _cc2009.
300			_axxiv, 724 p. : _bill. ;
490	1		_aLibrary of America
500			_a"A special publication of the Library of America."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 787-717) and index.
520			_aComprised mostly of memoirs with some fiction, this volume gathers selections from the writings of 85 immigrants from 45 countries that illustrate the changing views of immigrants in the United States.
650		0	_aImmigrants' writings, American.
650		0	_aImmigrants' writings, American
650		0	_aEmigration and immigration _vLiterary collections.
650		0	_aImmigrants _vLiterary collections.
700	1		_aStavans, Ilan.
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1001/2009929080-b.html
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1001/2009929080-d.html
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