The Conquest of a Continent; or, The Expansion of Races in America

"The Conquest of a Continent; or, The Expansion of Races in America" by Madison Grant is a historical book that looks at how different races have grown and mixed together in America. Written in the early 1900s, it focuses on the idea that people from Nordic backgrounds were very important in building the United States. The author talks about how Americans used to be open to newcomers from all over the world, but then started to worry about how immigration was changing the country, especially after big events like World War I. Grant believes that America was originally built by people mainly from Anglo-Saxon and Nordic countries, and he is concerned about the country becoming more diverse because of the many immigrants arriving. He wants to carefully study how different races came to America, what they did here, and how they changed the country. Grant thinks it's important to understand these racial roots in order to understand America today.