American passage : the history of Ellis Island /: the history of Ellis Island. ([2009])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Vincent J. Cannato.
• Other Names: Cannato, Vincent J, 1967-
• Contents: Island -- Castle garden -- A proper sieve -- Peril at the portals -- Brahmins -- Feud -- Cleaning house -- Fighting back -- The Roosevelt straddle -- Likely to become a public charge -- "Czar Williams" -- Intelligence -- Moral turpitude -- War -- Revolution -- Quotas -- Prison -- Decline -- The new Plymouth Rock.
• Publisher Details: New York : HarperCollins e-books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Subjects: 325.73; History -- United States -- 19th Century; Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- History; Immigrants -- United States -- History; Emigration and immigration; Immigrants; Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.) -- History; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History; New York (N.Y.) -- Emigration and immigration -- History; New York (State) -- New York; United States; United States -- Ellis Island; Electronic books; History; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780061769818; 0061769819; 9780061940392; 0061940399; 9780061769825; 0061769827
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.