Island of Hope, Island of Tears - David M. Brownstone
The Story of Those Who Entered the New World through Ellis Island-In Their Own Words
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Between 1892 and the early 1950s, nearly 15 million people streamed through Ellis Island in search of a new life. Here are the stories of those extraordinary immigrants, largely in their own poignant words. Coming primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe, and from widely diverse backgrounds, the émigrés represented in this remarkable volume recount their adventures with dignity, wit, and unflagging honesty. Among the dozens of unforgettable narrators you'll meet are a Greek boy who, forced into the Turkis...
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2003 Uitgever: MetroBooks 336 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1586635786 ISBN-13: 9781586635787Koop dit boek tweedehands
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