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050	0	0	_aJV6484 _b.C366 2009
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100	1		_aCannato, Vincent J., _d1967-
245	1	0	_aAmerican passage : _bthe history of Ellis Island / _cVincent J. Cannato.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bHarper, _cc2009.
300			_aviii, 487 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [424]-472) and index.
505	0		_aIsland -- Castle garden -- A proper sieve -- Peril at the portals -- Brahmins -- Feud -- Cleaning house -- Fighting back -- The Roosevelt straddle -- Likely to become a public charge -- "Czar Williams" -- Intelligence -- Moral turpitude -- War -- Revolution -- Quotas -- Prison -- Decline -- The new Plymouth Rock.
520			_aEllis Island had been an obscure little island that barely held itself above high tide. Today it stands alongside Plymouth Rock in our nation's founding mythology as the place where many of our ancestors first touched American soil. Ellis Island's heyday--from 1892 to 1924--coincided with one of the greatest mass movements of individuals the world has ever seen, with some twelve million immigrants inspected at its gates. Historian Vincent J. Cannato illuminates the story of Ellis Island, from the 19th century days when it hosted pirate hangings, to the turn of the 20th century when massive migrations sparked fierce debate and hopeful new immigrants often encountered corruption, harsh conditions, and political scheming. Accounts of immigrants, officials, interpreters, and social reformers all play a role in the chronicle. Long after Ellis Island ceased to be the nation's preeminent immigrant inspection station, the debates that swirled around it are still relevant.--Summarized from book jacket.
610	2	0	_aEllis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.) _xHistory.
651		0	_aEllis Island (N.J. and N.Y.) _xHistory.
650		0	_aImmigrants _zNew York (State) _zNew York _xHistory.
650		0	_aImmigrants _zUnited States _xHistory.
651		0	_aUnited States _xEmigration and immigration _xHistory.
651		0	_aNew York (N.Y.) _xEmigration and immigration _xHistory.
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