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--if your name was changed at Ellis Island

--if your name was changed at Ellis Island

Levine, Ellen, author.
Book 1993

Describes, in question and answer format, the great migration of immigrants to New York's Ellis Island, from the 1880s to 1914. Features quotes from children and adults who passed through the station.

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.) History Juvenile literature
Emigration and immigration Juvenile literature
United States Emigration and immigration History Juvenile literature
ISBN:
9780590461344
0590461346
Description:
80 pages : color illustrations ; 20 x 24 cm
Contents:
What was Ellis Island?
Did all immigrants come through Ellis Island?
Why did people come to America?
How long would the ocean trip take?
Was the ocean voyage dangerous?
What happened if you were detained?
What was the staircase of separation?
What contributions have immigrants made?
LCCN:
92027940
Control Number:
44752
Other Authors:
Parmenter, Wayne, illustrator
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