What Was Ellis Island?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · March 13, 2014
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- Who it’s for
- A familiar landmark opens onto immigration, neglect, restoration, and the changing meaning of public memory.
- Themes
- Immigration to the United States, Ellis Island's restoration, American history
- Genres
- Immigration & Emigration, Symbols & Monuments, 20th Century U.S.
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From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States for millions of immigrants. In later years, the island was deserted, the buildings decaying. Ellis Island was not restored until the 1980s, when Americans from all over the country donated more than $150 million. It opened to the public once again in 1990 as a museum.
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Learn more about America's history, and perhaps even your own, through the story of one of the most popular landmarks in the country.
A Landmark’s Afterlife
A familiar landmark opens onto immigration, neglect, restoration, and the changing meaning of public memory.
Come here for
- The history behind a well-known gateway to the United States
- A connection between national history and family history
Expect
- A compact account spanning 1892 to the museum’s 1990 reopening
- A focus on immigration, abandonment, and restoration
Where it sits
| Immigration & Emigration | 54% |
|---|---|
| 20th Century U.S. | 43% |
| Symbols & Monuments | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- 20th Century U.S.
- Symbols & Monuments
- U.S. Places
- Authors
- Patricia Brennan Demuth
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- March 13, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Immigration to the United States · Ellis Island's restoration · American history
- Reading lane
- 20th Century U.S.