Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants

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Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants
Out of Many, One Book.jpg
First edition
Author George W. Bush
IllustratorGeorge W. Bush
Language United States
PublishedApril 20, 2021
Publisher Crown Publishing Group
Pages208
ISBN 978-0593136966
Preceded by Portraits of Courage  

Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants is a book by former United States president George W. Bush published in April 2021. The book includes forty-three oil portraits of American immigrants. [1] It was a New York Times bestseller. [2]

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History

Bush announced the project in August 2020 through an Instagram post. [3] Prior to the working on the book, Bush met all of the immigrants whose stories are covered in the book. [1] In creating the book, Bush stated "My hope is that Out of Many, One will help focus our collective attention on the positive effects that immigrants have on our country." [2]

Out of Many, One quickly became a New York Times bestseller. [2] The book was also a Newsmax conservative bestseller during the week of May 1, 2021. [4] The paintings and stories were put on display at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Texas. [5]

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References

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