Island of hope, island of tears
Record details
- ISBN: 1586635786
- ISBN: 9781586635787
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Physical Description:
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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. |
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Subject: | United States Emigration and immigration Biography Immigrants United States Biography Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.) |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | JV 6450 .B76 2000 | 30775305519267 | General Collection | Available | - |
Island of Hope, Island of Tears : The Story of Those Who Entered the New World Through Ellis Island-In Their Own Words
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Island of Hope, Island of Tears : The Story of Those Who Entered the New World Through Ellis Island-In Their Own Words
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 Europe, and from widely diverse backgrounds, the émigrés represented in this remarkable volume recount their adventures with dignity, wit, and unflagging honesty. Among the dozens of unforgettable narrators you'll meet are a Greek boy who, forced into the Turkish Army, escaped to the U.S. with the help of the Russian Orthodox Church; a young Polish girl who made the harrowing journey only to have to flee a "white slaver"; and a Czech woman who fooled doctors into letting her travel despite being eight months pregnant.