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Overview
The years hetween 1820 and 1931 saw the U.S. experience its greatest wave of immigration. Between 1892 and 1954, more than 66 percent of immigrants to America came through Ellis Island. The majority of Americans today are the descendants of pioneering ancestors from that period. Here then are firsthand accounts by the last surviving immigrants and others of the hardships they endured, experiences they recalled, and the wonder and amazement they felt seeing the Statue of Liberty upon their arrival at Ellis Island - the proof that America, their dream, was real.Editorials
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A compilation of moving firsthand accounts from 130 of the last surviving immigrants who came through Ellis Island's Golden Door. The entries range from the average citizen to the famous, including Otto Preminger, former New York City Mayor Abraham Beame, and Bob Hope. They describe the life they left behind, why they emigrated, what they endured, and what became of them after their arrival. The author is able to confirm details about the immigrant experience through conversations with Ellis Island personnel.Book Details
Published
July 30, 1998
Publisher
New York : Facts on File, c1997.
Pages
432
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780816034147