I Was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories from the Ellis Island Oral History Project - Hardcover

Lawlor, Veronica

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670861642 ISBN 13: 9780670861644

Publisher: Puffin, 1995

Synopsis

A collection of personal stories documents the experience of immigrants who passed through Ellis Island between 1900 and 1925 and is accompanied by a foreword by New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and information about the Oral History Project.

About this title

Review:

"Whatever the circumstances, each vignette reflects a strong sense of hope. Lawlor's handpainted paper collages are equally powerful."--Publisher's Weekly

"This is an affecting little book that should help all of us remember the grit and hope that formed our nation."--Children's Literature

About the Author:

Veronica Lawlor creates illustration for advertising, editorial, publishing and institutional clients, with a focus on reportage drawing and a fashionable flair. Ms. Lawlor has been recognized by Communication Arts, American Illustration, the Rx Cluband the Society of Illustrators. She is the president of Studio 1482, an illustration collective, and teaches at Pratt Institute, Parsons School of Design and Dalvero Academy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0670861642
• ISBN 13: 9780670861644
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40