Marcovitz, Hal.
Ellis Island / Hal Marcovitz ; [introduction by Barry Moreno]. - Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2003. - 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. - American symbols and their meanings . - American symbols and their meanings .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.
The first arrivals -- The melting pot -- Island of hope -- The golden door -- God bless America -- Chronology -- Glossary.
Presents the history of Ellis Island from 1892 when it served as the most important center for immigration into the United States, to its near collapse in the 1970s due to neglect, to its rebirth in 1990 as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.
1590840313
2002009577
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--Juvenile literature.
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--History.
United States--Emigration and immigration--History--Juvenile literature.
United States--Emigration and immigration--History.
JV6484 / .M37 2003
304.8/73
Ellis Island / Hal Marcovitz ; [introduction by Barry Moreno]. - Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2003. - 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. - American symbols and their meanings . - American symbols and their meanings .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.
The first arrivals -- The melting pot -- Island of hope -- The golden door -- God bless America -- Chronology -- Glossary.
Presents the history of Ellis Island from 1892 when it served as the most important center for immigration into the United States, to its near collapse in the 1970s due to neglect, to its rebirth in 1990 as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.
1590840313
2002009577
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--Juvenile literature.
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--History.
United States--Emigration and immigration--History--Juvenile literature.
United States--Emigration and immigration--History.
JV6484 / .M37 2003
304.8/73