Books by Robert F. Zeidel

"This book explores how the convergence of American industrialization and the influx of immigrant workers helped to define the frequently-contentious labor and ethnic relations during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era"--

The "Great American Problem" at the beginning of the 20th century was immigration. Robert Zeidel introduces the nine members of the Dillingham Commission, created by the immigrant act of 1907, as they meticulously gathered the facts for their 41-volume report. In general, the Dillingham Commission reached positive conclusions.