What was Ellis Island? /
by Patricia Brennan Demuth ; illustrated by David Groff.
- 106 p., p. of plates : ill ; 20 cm.
- What was...? .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 106).
Describes the history of Ellis Island, a gateway for many immigrants coming to the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and details the restoration of the landmark and its reopening as a museum.
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--Juvenile literature. Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.)--History.
Emigration and immigration. Immigrants--United States.
United States--Emigration and immigration--History--Juvenile literature. United States--Emigration and immigration--History. United States--Emigration and immigration--History.