Reviews

Almost All Aliens: Immigration, Race, and Colonialism in American History and Identity by Paul Spickard

beatniksafari's review

3.0

I read this book for my immigration history class. Although I appreciated learning about the perspectives of multiple immigrant groups, I found the author's know-it-all tone to be somewhat off-putting at times.

garberdog's review

4.0

Excellent critical history of immigration, racial formation, and colonization in the territory that would become the United States. While at times Spickard felt too jingoistic and apologetic for white supremacy, nativism, settler colonialism, and imperialism, this book does a very good job deconstructing the major myths surrounding the history of how the US came to look like it does today. A good supplement to this text is A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn.

legs_mcgee's review

5.0

Such an amazing overview of immigration, race, and colonialism in the US. Spickard is also very conscious of use of language, which is greatly appreciated. Conscientious history!!!