Search
What was Ellis Island?

text What was Ellis Island?

Summary

Describes the history of Ellis Island, a gateway for many immigrants coming to the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and details the restoration of the landmark and its reopening as a museum.

Contents

What was Ellis Island? -- A scrap of land -- Leaving home -- Testing -- Stuck on the island -- New lives -- The open door slams shut -- Back from ruins -- Ellis Island today.

Format
text
Description
106 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC. 2014

Available Copies

Library Location Status
Peninsula Community Library J900 WHA BASKET in Juvenile Reshelving
Interlochen Public LIbrary JT US Hist What Demuth in JT Non-Fiction Available

All Copies (Show)

Genres (Show)

Subjects (Show)

Series (Show)

Other Authors / Cast (Show)

Back to Top