Describes how the immigration station on Ellis Island served as a gateway into the United States for millions of immigrants.
"An exploration of the island that served as a gateway to thousands of immigrants and that has since become an important American symbol"--Provided by publisher.
Dramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly the life in the Cornerstones of Freedom series.
Presents the history of the Barge Office, Ellis Island's immigration station, which opened in 1900 and still stands today.
Uses photographs accompanied by descriptions and reflections to capture the abandoned buildings that made up the original hospital complex on Ellis Island, offering a look into the world of the immigrants who passed through there.
Ellis Island: Tracing Your Family History Through America's Gateway gives a family history approach to this famous monument's history.
Traces the history of the small island in New York harbor that served as the point of entry into the United States for millions of immigrants from 1892 to 1954.
Ellis Island offers a celebration of a chapter of Americana which continues to fascinate. Recreated as a vivid walking tour through history is the landfall experience of more than 16...
Dicusses various aspects of Ellis Island, including its history, how immigrants were processed, the restoration of the buildings, and the recent debate over ownership of the historic site.
Les Etats-Unis sont considérés comme l'un des principaux refuges dans le monde pour les étrangers et aucun lieu dans le pays ne symbolise cette idée mieux qu'Ellis Island.
A moving hybrid work about Ellis Island and immigration by the marvelous Georges Perec
This is the people's history of Ellis Island: the people who passed through it, and the people who were turned away from it.
For more than sixty years, one site was the first place in America all new immigrants saw. Find out why Ellis Island holds such an important place in America's history.
In 1990 a completely restored Ellis Island was rededicated by the National Park Service as a national monument and reopened for public use. For more than sixty years, from 1892-1954,...
This book is about the history of Ellis Island and the experience of immigrating to America.
Explores the history of Ellis Island, which housed the United States' most important immigration processing center from 1892 through 1943, serving seventeen million immigrants.
Traces the history of Ellis Island and immigration to America and describes the experiences of immigrants arriving in 1907.
To these immigrants, Ellis Island was a symbol of the American dream—once they passed through its gates, they could start a new life with opportunities that were not available to them in their countries of origin.
Describes the history of the Ellis Island immigration center and its restoration as a national treasure.
Called both the "Island of Hope" and "Island of Tears," Ellis Island has a history as rich and surprising as that of the immigrants who passed through its doors.