Description: Hardcover Book W/Jacket Titled: ... Island Of Hope - The Story of Ellis Island & the Journey to America, by; Martin W. Sandler The moving story of immigration to America as told through the passionate voices and stories of those who passed through Ellis Island. On January 1, 1892, a fifteen-year-old Irish girl named Annie Moore made history when she became the first person to be processed at a new immigrant station at Ellis Island in New York Harbor. In the next 62 years more than 12 million other immigrants would follow. Many of these newcomers would be "pushed" into America--fleeing religious persecution, political oppression, or economic hardships in their native lands. Millions of others would be "pulled" into the United States by the promise of new opportunities. Once they arrived at Ellis, they were put through the traumatic experience Measures 10 1/2" x 7 1/4" - 144 pages - As New ... "Going to America was almost like going to the moon"
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Book Title: Island Of Hope - Story Of Ellis Island
Author: Martin W Sandler
Topic: Immigration To America
Publication Year: 2004
Language: English
Subject: Ellis Island
Format: Hardcover
Features: Dust Jacket
