What was Ellis Island? / by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by David Groff.
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TextSeries: What was--?Description: 106 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN: - 9780448479156
- 044847915X
- 9781480638136
- 1480638137
- 9780606341561
- 0606341560
- 9781484423240
- 1484423240
- 304.8/73 23
- JV6484 .D45 2014
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Includes bibliographical references (page 106).
What was Ellis Island? -- A scrap of land -- Leaving home -- Testing -- Stuck on the island -- New lives -- The open door slams shut -- Back from ruins -- Ellis Island today.
Describes the history of Ellis Island, a gateway for many immigrants coming to the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and details the restoration of the landmark and its reopening as a museum.
8-12
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