Life at Ellis Island (Picture the Past)

by Sally Senzell Isaacs

Picture the Past

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Describes life for children and adults at Ellis Island in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, describing immigrants' travels to the island, their check-in process, and the beginnings of their lives in the U.S. Also includes a recipe for noodle kugel.

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Author Sally Senzell Isaacs was born in 1950 and grew up in Evansville, Indiana. She graduated from Indiana University, where she majored in American history and sociology. She has written over 30 children's books dealing with American history. Her book Cattle Trails and Cowboys won the first June Franklin Naylor Award for the Best Book for show more Children on Texas History. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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325.73Society, government, & culturePolitical scienceInternational migration and colonizationNorth AmericaUnited States
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JV6484 .I73Political ScienceColonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migrationColonies and colonization. Emigration andEmigration and immigration. InternationalUnited States

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