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  • A century ago in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty one of the world s greate... A century ago in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty one of the world s greatest public hospitals was built. Massive and modern the hospital s twenty-two state-of-the-art buildings were crammed onto two small islands man-made from the rock and dirt... more
  • A truly unique account of what Ellis Island immigrants endured on their journe... A truly unique account of what Ellis Island immigrants endured on their journeys to freedom from Europe the Middle East and elsewhere. Produced in co-operation with the Ellis Island Research Foundation this book is an unparalleled collection of 130... more
  • A truly unique account of what Ellis Island immigrants endured on their journe... A truly unique account of what Ellis Island immigrants endured on their journeys to freedom from Europe the Middle East and elsewhere. Produced in co-operation with the Ellis Island Research Foundation this book is an unparalleled collection of 130... more
  • CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condit... CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting /... more
  • More than twelve million immigrants many of them children passed through Ellis... More than twelve million immigrants many of them children passed through Ellis Island s gates between 1892 and 1954. Children also came through the Guardian of the Western Gate the detention center on Angel Island in California that was designed to... more
  • Between 1892 and the early 1950s nearly 15 million people streamed through Ell... Between 1892 and the early 1950s nearly 15 million people streamed through Ellis Island in search of a new life. Here are the stories of those extraordinary immigrants largely in their own poignant words. Coming primarily from Southern and Eastern... more
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  • Beyond Ellis Island touches on the lives of Czech Immigrants who came to Ameri... Beyond Ellis Island touches on the lives of Czech Immigrants who came to America at the turn of the century. When they got off the ship and walked America s soil they saw no limits to their dreams. All they had to do was give of themselves and work... more
  • In this deftly researched ethnographic portrait Suzanne M. Sinke skillfully ad... In this deftly researched ethnographic portrait Suzanne M. Sinke skillfully adapts the concept of social reproduction to examine the shifting gender roles of tens of thousands of Dutch Protestant women who crossed the Atlantic from 1880 to 1920 to... more
  • Students will act out the story of a family of immigrants who are eager to com... Students will act out the story of a family of immigrants who are eager to come to America. They travel from their homeland and arrive in America mesmerized by the Statue of Liberty. The statue becomes their symbol of hope for the future. This... more
  • With dust jacket. It s a preowned item in good condition and includes all the ... With dust jacket. It s a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear such as markings highlighting slight damage to the cover minimal wear to the binding etc. but they will not affect... more
  • This book offers a balanced poignant and often moving portrait of America s im... This book offers a balanced poignant and often moving portrait of America s immigrants over more than a century. The author has organized the book by decades so that readers can easily find the time period most relevant to their experience or that... more
  • Primary sources bring to life the immigrant experience through a history of Am... Primary sources bring to life the immigrant experience through a history of America s most famous point of entry Ellis Island. The immigrant experience is brought to life in this fascinating history of America s most famous point of entry--Ellis... more
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