Ellis Island Interviews: In Their Own Words

Coan, Peter Morton (Author)

ISBN 10: 0816035482 / ISBN 13: 9780816035489

Published by Checkmark Books / Facts on File, Inc., New York, New York, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ellis Island Interviews: In Their Own Words
• Publisher: Checkmark Books / Facts on File, Inc., New York, New York
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816035482
• ISBN 13: 9780816035489
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: First Thus.
• Condition: Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Used Book

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Synopsis

The stories in this book are the firsthand accounts of the last surviving original immigrants who came to America through Ellis Island’s mythical Golden Door. The immigrants describe in detail the life they left behind - why they emigrated, what they endured in coming here, and what became of them after their arrival in the New World. This book is a testament to their courage and conviction, a final opportunity to capture on record a crucial piece of America’s past before it is lost forever.According to the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, "more than 40 percent of the U.S.population, or over 100 million Americans, can trace their roots to an ancestor who came through Ellis Island.” Celebrities such as Bob Hope, Rudolph Valentino, Otto Preminger, and Abraham Beame make up their ranks, as do the unsung heroes all, who weathered the crossing to gain a new life. Open a window on the past and relive the experience with the immigrants themselves, as they take you on a journey to America as they remember it – in their own words.

About the Author

Peter Coan is a biographer and writer. He lives in New York and ends his book with a plea to help find his biological mother, and Ellis Island immigrant of the inter-war years.