America 250 Free-to-Read Collection

Discover, read, and share a collection of free journal articles from Penn State University Press to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States! Every month from July through December 2026, PSU Press will pick a theme related to American history, politics, arts, or culture, and make a few related articles free-to-read for the entire month.

October’s theme is “Immigration.” The articles listed below will be free to read through October 31, 2026.

You can also celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with 50% off individual one-year subscriptions to all PSU Press journals! Enter discount code 036USA250 when ordering. This special offer expires on 12/31/2026.

1. “Handbooks for Italian Emigrants to the United States: A Bibliographical Survey” by Luigi Monga (Resources for American Literary Study 6:2, 1976)


2. “Disposable Subjects: Staging Illegality and Racial Terror in the Borderlands” by Armando Garcia (Critical Philosophy of Race 7:1, 2019)


3. “‘It is not to think that real strangers, as you are, give us so much love’: An Austrian Pen Pal’s Journey to a Safe Haven in the United States” by Kirsten Krick-Aigner (Journal of Austrian-American History 4:1–2, 2020)*


4. “Immigrant Farm Fiction, ‘Agricultural Fitness,’ and the Racialized Yeoman Farmer, 1890–1950: A Bibliography” by Maria Farland (Resources for American Literary Study 44:1–2, 2022)

*Note: As Journal of Austrian-American History is Open Access, this article is not subject to the October 31, 2026 free read expiration date.

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