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What was Ellis Island? /

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.

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Main Authors: Demuth, Patricia
Group Author: Groff, David, 1956
Published: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House ,
Publisher Address: New York, New York :
Publication Dates: [2014]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: What was ...?
Subjects:
Ellis Island Immigration Station N.Y. and N.J. > History > Juvenile literature
Ellis Island Immigration Station N.Y. and N.J. > History
Ellis Island Immigration Station N.Y. and N.J
JUVENILE NONFICTION > History > Symbols, Monuments, National Parks, etc
JUVENILE NONFICTION > United States > History > 20th Century
JUVENILE NONFICTION > People & Places > United States
Emigration and immigration
United States > Emigration and immigration > History > Juvenile literature
United States > Emigration and immigration > History
United States
United States > History
Literature
History
Juvenile works
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.
Carrier Form: 106 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page 106).
ISBN: 9780448479156
044847915X
9781480638136
1480638137
9780606341561
0606341560
9781484423240
1484423240
Index Number: JV6484
CLC: K712.9
D771.238-09
Call Number: D771.238-09/D389
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.

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