Includes bibliographical references (pages 424-472) and index Long after Ellis Island ceased to be the nation's preeminent immigrant inspection station, the debates that swirled around it are still relevant.-Summarized from book jacket Accounts of immigrants, officials, interpreters, and social reformers all play a role in the chronicle. Cannato illuminates the story of Ellis Island, from the 19th century days when it hosted pirate hangings, to the turn of the 20th century when massive migrations sparked fierce debate and hopeful new immigrants often encountered corruption, harsh conditions, and political scheming.

Ellis Island's heyday-from 1892 to 1924-coincided with one of the greatest mass movements of individuals the world has ever seen, with some twelve million immigrants inspected at its gates. Today it stands alongside Plymouth Rock in our nation's founding mythology as the place where many of our ancestors first touched American soil. Viii, 487 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cmĮllis Island had been an obscure little island that barely held itself above high tide.

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American Passage by Vincent J. Cannato