Encountering Ellis Island How European Immigrants Entered America |
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| Author:
| Bayor, Ronald H. |
| Series title: | How Things Worked Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-1367-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2014 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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America is famously known as a nation of immigrants. Millions of Europeans journeyed to the United States in the peak years of 1892-1924, and Ellis Island, New York, is where the great majority landed. Ellis Island opened in 1892 with the goal of placing immigration under the control of the federal government and systematizing the entry process. ......
America is famously known as a nation of immigrants. Millions of Europeans journeyed to the United States in the peak years of 1892-1924, and Ellis Island, New York, is where the great majority landed. Ellis Island opened in 1892 with the goal of placing immigration under the control of the federal government and systematizing the entry process. ......