Publication
New York : Barnes & Noble, 2004.
Collection
Call number
History US
Physical description
xxxii, 432 p.; 24 cm
Status
Available
Call number
Description
From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island processed 12 million immigrants. Produced in cooperation with the Ellis Island Research Foundation, "Ellis Island Interviews" collects the oral histories of more than 130 men and women from all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. The stories of these last original surviving immigrants are enhanced by more than 60 photographs, many never before published.
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Ellis Island Interviews
The history of Ellis Island, journals and commentary of several employees
( 1892-1954) and a 7 part regional division with photographs and nation by nation
(18 nations) personal stories of the immigrant experience.
Each region is stand alone and the book can be leisurely read.
I
The history of Ellis Island, journals and commentary of several employees
( 1892-1954) and a 7 part regional division with photographs and nation by nation
(18 nations) personal stories of the immigrant experience.
Each region is stand alone and the book can be leisurely read.
I
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Awards
Ohioana Book Award (Winner — Nonfiction — 1999)
Language
ISBN
9780760753095