Many immigrants were lured to...
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Many immigrants were lured to the Americas by the promise of free land, the prospect of wealth and jobs. Propagandists flooded European cities with brochures, which painted the western frontier with broad strokes of land, sun and grain. Left out of the picture were the harsher hues of climate, and the fact that the land was already occupied by indigenous peoples.
Like their ancestor Abraham, these immigrants left their homes, their land and their families with the faith that what they had read and heard was true; that they would and could make a new life for themselves in a new land.
Reading through the history of any western settlement reveals that many immigrants succeeded in their ventures, while at the same time many others found the challenge too daunting and either returned to Europe, or the cities of the east.
--Becker 2
Like their ancestor Abraham, these immigrants left their homes, their land and their families with the faith that what they had read and heard was true; that they would and could make a new life for themselves in a new land.
Reading through the history of any western settlement reveals that many immigrants succeeded in their ventures, while at the same time many others found the challenge too daunting and either returned to Europe, or the cities of the east.
--Becker 2
