One of the greatest dramas in all of modern times involves the peopling of America. Thomas Sowell provides us with a useful and concise record tracing the history of six ethnic groups-the Irish, the Germans, the Japanese, the Blacks, the Puerto Ricans and the Mexicans. He provides us with perspective-building facts (Did you know "there are more people of Irish ancestry in the United States than in Ireland and more Jews than in Israel?") and explains each ethnic group's varied experiences in adapting to American society.

Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and the recipient of many awards and prizes. His previous books for Blackstone Audiobooks include: Ethnic America, Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality?, A Personal Odyssey, The Economics and Politics of Race, and many others.