Island of hope, island of tears

Brownstone, David M. (Author). Franck, Irene M. (Added Author). Brownstone, Douglass L. (Added Author).

Summary: Between 1892 and the early 1950s nearly fifteen million people streamed through Ellis Island in search of a new life. Though it closed as a federal immigration station in 1954, the landmark island was restored and reopened in 1990 as a museum run by the National Park Service -- thus preserving the heritage of the more than 100 million Americans who can trace their immigrant roots there.

Record details

ISBN: 1586635786
ISBN: 9781586635787
Physical Description: print
xii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Metro Books, ©2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The golden land -- Meet you in America -- The shadow of war -- Voyage to the golden door -- The island of hope and tears -- Problems at the door -- Into the new world -- Reflections on the old world and the new.