Cornerstones of Freedom, Third Series—Bringing History to Life Even before the first glorious ring of the Liberty Bell, America was a land of freedom and promise. Read about what makes our country and form of government so great that it has inspired people from all over the world to start life anew here, endure the economic and social upheavals, and defend the land and rights that are unique to the United States of America. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Ellis Island
By Bial, Raymond
Ellis Island, America’s most famous location in its history of immigration, was once a landfill in the upper bay of New York Harbor. Since its opening on January 1, 1892, Ellis Island has come to symbolize the waves of immigrants from a list of countries that seems endless. Although there were other immigration stations along the United States’ shores between 1892 and 1924, half of the newcomers to the United States came through Ellis Island. Once a popular spot with picnickers, Ellis Island was purchased by a farmer in 1794. The government reclaimed the island and Ellis Island became the foremost station in immigration services. It was enlarged to six acres, and nearly twelve million people passed through its doors until it closed in 1954.
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Hardcover
Hope and Tears
By Swain, Gwenyth
An original collection of voices, filled with hope and tears, chronicles the history of Ellis Island and the people it served. Indians, settlers, immigrants, inspectors, doctors, nurses, cooks, and social workers all played a big part in that history. Author Gwenyth Swain reimagines the lives of those who landed, lived, and worked on the island through fictional letters, monologues, dialogues, and e-mails, basing them on historical documentation and real-life people. In doing so, she creates a moving picture of their struggles and triumphs. Illustrated with poignant and affecting photographs, this is a unique exploration of Ellis Island's history. Includes further resources, bibliography, and source notes.
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Americans from India and Other South Asian Countries
By Park, Ken
An exploration of United States immigrants from India and other South Asian countries that discusses their countries of origin and cultures and includes personal stories about the experiences of immigrants and their children.
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761443053
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Print book : Juvenile audience : English
Graphing Immigration
By Solway, Andrew
How will global warming affect future immigration? Why do refugees leave their countries? What is a visa? Real World Data presents information about familiar curricular topics through charts and graphs. Each title shows how to organize data in different visual forms, and how to interpret and create tables, line graphs, bar graphs, and pie charts.
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1432926179
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Hardcover
The Jewish Americans
By Lingen, Marissa
They escaped from oppression and poverty in Russia, Poland, Germany, and many other parts of Europe, and settled mainly in America s large cities. With Jewish immigration to America came their rich family and religious traditions, and their abiding respect for the arts and sciences, inspiring many among them to great achievement in these fields. Biographical sketches include Albert Einstein, the Guggenheim family, Isaac Stern, Saul Bellow, and others.This important new series documents and dramatizes the immigration experience of untold numbers of men, women, and children who arrived in America from the four corners of the world. As they assimilated into American society, they enriched the nation s character and experience. Many of America s immigrants passed through the Ellis Island Immigration Center in New York Harbor during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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1422206114
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Hardcover
Denied, Detained, Deported
By Bausum, Ann
With painstaking research, an unerring eye for just the right illustration, and her unique narrative style, award-winning author Ann Bausum makes the history of immigration in America come alive for young people. The story of America has always been shaped by people from all corners of the Earth who came in search of a better life and a brighter future. Immigration remains one of the critical topics in 21st century America, and how our children learn the lessons of the past will shape all our futures.The patriotic stories of hope that shape most immigration books are supplemented here by the lesser-known stories of those denied, detained, and deported. Ann Bausum’s compelling book presents a revealing series of snapshots from the dark side of immigration history including: • Immigrants Denied: The St.
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1426303327
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Hardcover
Immigration
By Benoit, Peter
Just how does the democratic process work? And what exactly did the Louisiana Purchase mean for our country? Packed with intriguing history and eye-catching images, Cornerstones of Freedom brings you an in-depth look at the ideas, people, and events that have made our nation what it is today.
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531230570
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Library Binding
History of American Immigration
By Hammerschmidt, Peter A
Presents a history of immigration to the United States and Canada, from the arrival of the first European explorers and the colonization of the West to the introduction of Ellis Island and American immigration today.Title: History of American ImmigrationAuthor: Hammerschmidt, Peter A.Publisher: Mason CrestPublication Date: 2008/12/15Number of Pages: 64Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2008028222
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1422206130
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Chinese Americans
By Anderson, Dale
Screw Everyone is comedian Ophira Eisenberg's wisecracking account of how she spent most of her life saying "yes" to everything - and everyone - and how that attitude ultimately helped her overcome her phobia of commitment.Skeptical about long-term relationships, Eisenberg approached dating as a sort of research experiment from early on: she spent her twenties traveling from futon to futon and gathering data, figuring that one day she'd put it all together somehow and build her own perfect Frankenmate. When she met a guy who didn't fall for the emotionally cavalier facade she'd constructed (a guy who wanted marriage and monogamy) , she knew it was time to reevaluate.From her first kiss to saying "I do," Screw Everyone is an honest, hilarious chronicle of how one woman discovered herself, conquered her fears, and even found the "real thing" - one promiscuous encounter at a time.
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836873084
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Korean Americans
By Martin, Jennifer C.
Reviews the reasons why Korean Americans have immigrated to America, the areas they settled, the kind of jobs most found, communities they formed, and the discrimination they faced.
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1590180798
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Hardcover
Island Of Hope
By Sandler, Martin W.
The moving story of immigration to America as told through the passionate voices and stories of those who passed through Ellis Island.On January 1, 1892, a fifteen-year-old Irish girl named Annie Moore made history when she became the first person to be processed at a new immigrant station at Ellis Island in New York Harbor. In the next 62 years more than 12 million other immigrants would follow. Many of these newcomers would be "pushed" into America--fleeing religious persecution, political oppression, or economic harships in their native lands. Millions of others would be "pulled" into the United States by the promise of new opportunities.Once they arrived at Ellis, they were put through the traumatic experience
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439530822
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Print book
America, My New Home
By Gunning, Monica
From her Caribbean island birthplace, a young girl carries a dream and journeys to a new land that is at once puzzling, frightening, and inspiring. In twenty-three compelling poems, Jamaican-born poet Monica Gunning tells her immigrant's story with gentle humor, grace, and a child's sense of wonder. She desribes a place where skyscrapers, rather than the moon, light the night; where people dress in woolens, ready for snow; where no one knows your name. Yet this same place offers exciting treasures: dizzying amusement park rides, stirring symphony concerts, flashy circus performers, towering cathedrals, and captivating art museums that speak to those who linger. Above all, this new land is place where "hope glows, a beacon / guiding ocean-deep dreamers / from storm surfs to shore.
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1590780574
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Print book
We Are Americans
By Hoobler, Thomas
Through letters, diaries, and oral histories, WE ARE AMERICANS profiles the often challenging but ultimately rewarding experiences of US immigrants during the last 20,000 years.Every child will find an ancestor or contemporary in this collection of personal narratives that tells the story, chronologically, of immigrant groups in this nation.From the first human residents of North America, to the mass of Europeans in the 1800's, to today's modern Americans, each group has made significant and lasting contributions to the ever changing culture of the United States.Through the letters and oral histories, first person accounts and biographies, children will reflect on the many different
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439162971
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Print book
We Came Through Ellis Island
By Thompson, Gare
Readers witness the life of a Jewish family who move from Russia to New York City to escape persecution and starvation and to make a new life. Fact-filled narrative and historical photos plus fictional letters and journal entries from 12-year-old Emma Markowitz and her family paint a memorable picture of the typical European immigrant experience in the 1890s.
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792256824
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Print book
Coming to America
By Maestro, Betsy
Combining warm prose with child-friendly watercolor illustrations, an introduction to the history of immigration to the United States offers young readers a perspective on the heritage that all Americans share.
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590441515
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Hardcover
Immigrants
By Sandler, Martin W.
From the seafaring travelers who long ago passed through Ellis Island to the jet board newcomers of today, immigrants have helped to shape the history and the soul of our country. Drawing upon the vast archives of photographs and prints in the Library of Congress, this handsome volume chronicles their journeys, their hardships, and their triumphs. Notable Children's Trade Books in Social Studies 1996 (NCSS/CBC)
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60245077
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Hardcover
If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island
By Levine, Ellen
A look at the history of Ellis Island and immigration discusses why people came to America, what Ellis Island looked like then, and other issues and includes quotes from those who passed through the immigration center.
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9780590461344
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Print book
Ellis Island - Cof 2nd Edition
By Stein, R. Conrad
Dramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly the life in the Cornerstones of Freedom series.
Ellis Island
By Mcdaniel, Melissa
Cornerstones of Freedom, Third Series—Bringing History to Life Even before the first glorious ring of the Liberty Bell, America was a land of freedom and promise. Read about what makes our country and form of government so great that it has inspired people from all over the world to start life anew here, endure the economic and social upheavals, and defend the land and rights that are unique to the United States of America. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Ellis Island
By Bial, Raymond
Ellis Island, America’s most famous location in its history of immigration, was once a landfill in the upper bay of New York Harbor. Since its opening on January 1, 1892, Ellis Island has come to symbolize the waves of immigrants from a list of countries that seems endless. Although there were other immigration stations along the United States’ shores between 1892 and 1924, half of the newcomers to the United States came through Ellis Island. Once a popular spot with picnickers, Ellis Island was purchased by a farmer in 1794. The government reclaimed the island and Ellis Island became the foremost station in immigration services. It was enlarged to six acres, and nearly twelve million people passed through its doors until it closed in 1954.
Hope and Tears
By Swain, Gwenyth
An original collection of voices, filled with hope and tears, chronicles the history of Ellis Island and the people it served. Indians, settlers, immigrants, inspectors, doctors, nurses, cooks, and social workers all played a big part in that history. Author Gwenyth Swain reimagines the lives of those who landed, lived, and worked on the island through fictional letters, monologues, dialogues, and e-mails, basing them on historical documentation and real-life people. In doing so, she creates a moving picture of their struggles and triumphs. Illustrated with poignant and affecting photographs, this is a unique exploration of Ellis Island's history. Includes further resources, bibliography, and source notes.
Americans from India and Other South Asian Countries
By Park, Ken
An exploration of United States immigrants from India and other South Asian countries that discusses their countries of origin and cultures and includes personal stories about the experiences of immigrants and their children.
Graphing Immigration
By Solway, Andrew
How will global warming affect future immigration? Why do refugees leave their countries? What is a visa? Real World Data presents information about familiar curricular topics through charts and graphs. Each title shows how to organize data in different visual forms, and how to interpret and create tables, line graphs, bar graphs, and pie charts.
The Jewish Americans
By Lingen, Marissa
They escaped from oppression and poverty in Russia, Poland, Germany, and many other parts of Europe, and settled mainly in America s large cities. With Jewish immigration to America came their rich family and religious traditions, and their abiding respect for the arts and sciences, inspiring many among them to great achievement in these fields. Biographical sketches include Albert Einstein, the Guggenheim family, Isaac Stern, Saul Bellow, and others.This important new series documents and dramatizes the immigration experience of untold numbers of men, women, and children who arrived in America from the four corners of the world. As they assimilated into American society, they enriched the nation s character and experience. Many of America s immigrants passed through the Ellis Island Immigration Center in New York Harbor during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Denied, Detained, Deported
By Bausum, Ann
With painstaking research, an unerring eye for just the right illustration, and her unique narrative style, award-winning author Ann Bausum makes the history of immigration in America come alive for young people. The story of America has always been shaped by people from all corners of the Earth who came in search of a better life and a brighter future. Immigration remains one of the critical topics in 21st century America, and how our children learn the lessons of the past will shape all our futures.The patriotic stories of hope that shape most immigration books are supplemented here by the lesser-known stories of those denied, detained, and deported. Ann Bausum’s compelling book presents a revealing series of snapshots from the dark side of immigration history including: • Immigrants Denied: The St.
Immigration
By Benoit, Peter
Just how does the democratic process work? And what exactly did the Louisiana Purchase mean for our country? Packed with intriguing history and eye-catching images, Cornerstones of Freedom brings you an in-depth look at the ideas, people, and events that have made our nation what it is today.
History of American Immigration
By Hammerschmidt, Peter A
Presents a history of immigration to the United States and Canada, from the arrival of the first European explorers and the colonization of the West to the introduction of Ellis Island and American immigration today.Title: History of American ImmigrationAuthor: Hammerschmidt, Peter A.Publisher: Mason CrestPublication Date: 2008/12/15Number of Pages: 64Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2008028222
Chinese Americans
By Anderson, Dale
Screw Everyone is comedian Ophira Eisenberg's wisecracking account of how she spent most of her life saying "yes" to everything - and everyone - and how that attitude ultimately helped her overcome her phobia of commitment.Skeptical about long-term relationships, Eisenberg approached dating as a sort of research experiment from early on: she spent her twenties traveling from futon to futon and gathering data, figuring that one day she'd put it all together somehow and build her own perfect Frankenmate. When she met a guy who didn't fall for the emotionally cavalier facade she'd constructed (a guy who wanted marriage and monogamy) , she knew it was time to reevaluate.From her first kiss to saying "I do," Screw Everyone is an honest, hilarious chronicle of how one woman discovered herself, conquered her fears, and even found the "real thing" - one promiscuous encounter at a time.
Korean Americans
By Martin, Jennifer C.
Reviews the reasons why Korean Americans have immigrated to America, the areas they settled, the kind of jobs most found, communities they formed, and the discrimination they faced.
Island Of Hope
By Sandler, Martin W.
The moving story of immigration to America as told through the passionate voices and stories of those who passed through Ellis Island.On January 1, 1892, a fifteen-year-old Irish girl named Annie Moore made history when she became the first person to be processed at a new immigrant station at Ellis Island in New York Harbor. In the next 62 years more than 12 million other immigrants would follow. Many of these newcomers would be "pushed" into America--fleeing religious persecution, political oppression, or economic harships in their native lands. Millions of others would be "pulled" into the United States by the promise of new opportunities.Once they arrived at Ellis, they were put through the traumatic experience
America, My New Home
By Gunning, Monica
From her Caribbean island birthplace, a young girl carries a dream and journeys to a new land that is at once puzzling, frightening, and inspiring. In twenty-three compelling poems, Jamaican-born poet Monica Gunning tells her immigrant's story with gentle humor, grace, and a child's sense of wonder. She desribes a place where skyscrapers, rather than the moon, light the night; where people dress in woolens, ready for snow; where no one knows your name. Yet this same place offers exciting treasures: dizzying amusement park rides, stirring symphony concerts, flashy circus performers, towering cathedrals, and captivating art museums that speak to those who linger. Above all, this new land is place where "hope glows, a beacon / guiding ocean-deep dreamers / from storm surfs to shore.
We Are Americans
By Hoobler, Thomas
Through letters, diaries, and oral histories, WE ARE AMERICANS profiles the often challenging but ultimately rewarding experiences of US immigrants during the last 20,000 years.Every child will find an ancestor or contemporary in this collection of personal narratives that tells the story, chronologically, of immigrant groups in this nation.From the first human residents of North America, to the mass of Europeans in the 1800's, to today's modern Americans, each group has made significant and lasting contributions to the ever changing culture of the United States.Through the letters and oral histories, first person accounts and biographies, children will reflect on the many different
We Came Through Ellis Island
By Thompson, Gare
Readers witness the life of a Jewish family who move from Russia to New York City to escape persecution and starvation and to make a new life. Fact-filled narrative and historical photos plus fictional letters and journal entries from 12-year-old Emma Markowitz and her family paint a memorable picture of the typical European immigrant experience in the 1890s.
Coming to America
By Maestro, Betsy
Combining warm prose with child-friendly watercolor illustrations, an introduction to the history of immigration to the United States offers young readers a perspective on the heritage that all Americans share.
Immigrants
By Sandler, Martin W.
From the seafaring travelers who long ago passed through Ellis Island to the jet board newcomers of today, immigrants have helped to shape the history and the soul of our country. Drawing upon the vast archives of photographs and prints in the Library of Congress, this handsome volume chronicles their journeys, their hardships, and their triumphs. Notable Children's Trade Books in Social Studies 1996 (NCSS/CBC)
If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis Island
By Levine, Ellen
A look at the history of Ellis Island and immigration discusses why people came to America, what Ellis Island looked like then, and other issues and includes quotes from those who passed through the immigration center.
Ellis Island - Cof 2nd Edition
By Stein, R. Conrad
Dramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly the life in the Cornerstones of Freedom series.