Children Of Ellis Island (Images Of America) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Burdened with bundles and baskets, a million or more immigrant children passed through the often grim halls of Ellis Island. Having left behind their homes in Europe and other parts of the world, they made the voyage to America by steamer. Some came with parents or guardians. A few came as stowaways. But however they traveled, they found themselves a part of one of the grandest waves of human migration that the world has ever known. Children of Ellis Island explores this lost world and what it was like for an uprooted youngster at America's golden door. Highlights include the experience of being a detained child at Ellis Island--the schooling and games, the pastimes and amusements, the friendships, and the uneasiness caused by language barriers.
File Size: 42770 KB
Print Length: 128 pages
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (November 2, 2005)
Publication Date: November 2, 2005
Sold by: Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B0093WVCTY
Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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Word Wise: Enabled
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Enhanced Typesetting: Not Enabled
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My 10 year old grandson was doing a project in school and I purchased this book, especially because it had tons of pictures of immigrants coming into the United States through Ellis Island. The fact that the book is dedicated to children made it incredibly easy for him to relate to. He asked questions (which I had to research since I was born in the U.S.) and received an A+ on the project he was working on.
A nice addition to my library about Ellis Island. I seems that the children were well cared for, in most cases, but it is very sad when they were rejected for physical problems.
Loved this heart warming and touching stories of the youngest immigrants to come to America. Highly recommend reading. Didn't have a dry eye.
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