Ellis Island & the Peopling of America: The Official Guide

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Year: 1997
Pages: 209
Binding Paperback
ISBN 1565843649

Product Code: 756797799

Description

Virginia Yans-McLaughlin (au); Marjorie Lightman (au); Hall Smyth (il). A valuable guide for parents & teachers who want to teach the younger generation about American & world history through an exploration of Ellis Island & the immigrant experience. Discusses how experts & scholars describe the different ways in which immigration is organized & how it shaped American history. Chronicles immigration to the U.S. Focuses on immigration policy past & present & explains Ellis Island itself as an artifact of that policy. Includes a series of historical documents relating to or written by those who came to the U.S. Describes how this guide may be used as a teaching resource & offers a special bibliography of resources on immigration issues. Illustrations.

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