The boy of Ellis Island N.Y. (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Independently Published, 2025
- Softcover
- New
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.Grand Eagle Retail
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Paperback. He was only thirteen when he arrived in America. He had nothing but a name, a dream, and the courage to begin again.In 1908, a thirteen-year-old boy leaves Italy aboard a ship bound for New York, carrying with him the hopes of a poor family and the promise of a new life.But America does not welcome him gently.Soon after arriving at Ellis Island, he is robbed and abandoned by a fellow Italian from his own town. Alone in a country whose language he barely understands, with no family to protect him, he must learn to survive.What follows is an extraordinary journey through nearly an entire century of history.From the crowded streets of early twentieth-century New York to the devastation of earthquakes and two World Wars, from hardship and betrayal to love, family and success, his life becomes a story of resilience that crosses the Atlantic again and again.He will return to Italy. He will return to America. He will cross the ocean three times. He will face accusations, loss, war and loneliness-and each time he will have to rebuild his life from the ground up.Yet America never completely disappears from his heart.The Boy of Ellis Island N.Y. is more than the story of one immigrant. It is the story of millions of people who left Italy with little more than hope and courage, and who helped build a new world while carrying their old one inside them.For readers fascinated by Ellis Island, Italian immigration, New York history, family sagas and historical fiction, this is a deeply human story about identity, survival, memory and the extraordinary strength of ordinary people.A boy arrives in America with nothing.Nearly a century later, the question is not whether he survived.It is how many times he found the courage to begin again. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- The boy of Ellis Island N.Y. (Paperback)
- Author
- Metron S.
- Publisher
- Independently Published
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798278453932
He was only thirteen when he arrived in America. He had nothing but a name, a dream, and the courage to begin again.
In 1908, a thirteen-year-old boy leaves Italy aboard a ship bound for New York, carrying with him the hopes of a poor family and the promise of a new life.
But America does not welcome him gently.
Soon after arriving at Ellis Island, he is robbed and abandoned by a fellow Italian from his own town. Alone in a country whose language he barely understands, with no family to protect him, he must learn to survive.
What follows is an extraordinary journey through nearly an entire century of history.
From the crowded streets of early twentieth-century New York to the devastation of earthquakes and two World Wars, from hardship and betrayal to love, family and success, his life becomes a story of resilience that crosses the Atlantic again and again.
He will return to Italy. He will return to America. He will cross the ocean three times. He will face accusations, loss, war and loneliness—and each time he will have to rebuild his life from the ground up.
Yet America never completely disappears from his heart.
The Boy of Ellis Island N.Y. is more than the story of one immigrant. It is the story of millions of people who left Italy with little more than hope and courage, and who helped build a new world while carrying their old one inside them.
For readers fascinated by Ellis Island, Italian immigration, New York history, family sagas and historical fiction, this is a deeply human story about identity, survival, memory and the extraordinary strength of ordinary people.
A boy arrives in America with nothing.
Nearly a century later, the question is not whether he survived.
It is how many times he found the courage to begin again. A history of resilience, a gift for Christmas for men and women.
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