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Ellis Island Interviews Paperback – September 1, 1998

by Peter Morton Coan (Author)

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The stories in this book are the firsthand accounts of the last surviving original immigrants who came to America through Ellis Island’s mythical Golden Door. The immigrants describe in detail the life they left behind - why they emigrated, what they endured in coming here, and what became of them after their arrival in the New World. This book is a testament to their courage and conviction, a final opportunity to capture on record a crucial piece of America’s past before it is lost forever.According to the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, "more than 40 percent of the U.S.population, or over 100 million Americans, can trace their roots to an ancestor who came through Ellis Island.” Celebrities such as Bob Hope, Rudolph Valentino, Otto Preminger, and Abraham Beame make up their ranks, as do the unsung heroes all, who weathered the crossing to gain a new life. Open a window on the past and relive the experience with the immigrants themselves, as they take you on a journey to America as they remember it – in their own words.

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712 pages
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English
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September 1, 1998
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6 x 1.61 x 9 inches
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0816035482
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978-0816035489
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Facts On File, Incorporated (September 1, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 712 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0816035482
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0816035489
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.61 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #2,054,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,954 in U.S. Immigrant History
- #3,209 in Emigration & Immigration Studies (Books)
- #24,834 in Ethnic Studies (Books)

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JSWTop Contributor: Pets

Fascinating Read!

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2014

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I thoroughly enjoyed every page of this book. It's divided up into sections (like chapters) by location (of the storytellers) and gives a little background on each person who is telling their story. Each story is about 2 to 4 pages long so it's an easy read if you are like me and only like to read a few pages each night. I like that it's written "in their voice" you can almost hear the person talking in your head. It's interesting to hear the different backgrounds; and takes on arriving at the island (based on the age the person was when they arrived). Pictures are interesting too. Overall a great book - I'm not sure my relatives arrived via the Island or through Boston but it's a fantastic read of history. My only con is that the sheer size of this hardback book is difficult to read if you are a bed-reader. It's probably great on a table top or maybe sitting up with a lap desk but it's really large and heavy so it's not an easy bed read. (But it's still a good enough read that I still choose to read it in bed.)

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Alayne

Listening to our past

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2017

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Both sides of my family came from Europe and I found this book SO exciting. I think of my grandparents with a lot of the stories I read in this GREAT book. I would recommend this book to anyone and more so to anyone with family from Europe or outside the United States.

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King face

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2019

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Very interesting, lots of amazing info

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Globegood

Ellis island

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2013

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The book was quite interesting in regard to the immigrants life prior to coming through Ellis Island. After reading several accounts, they begin to sound the same. Information regarding Ellis Island and how it came to be is interesting and the differential treatment of immigrants according to financial status. It depicts a very important time in history and is worth the read

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jusdafacts

True life episodes

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017

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Wonderful short episodes from immigrants who arrived in this country and eventually became citizens without the benefit of "free" stuff. Most countries are represented in story form. It is a collectible.

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Laura E. Clark

Ellis Island Interviews

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2012

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I was intrigued by this book and decided to buy it because the community orchestra in which I play just performed Peter Boyle's Ellis Island: The Dream of America. These written accounts are so moving and helped me more fully appreciate the greatness of our country and what it offers to those seeking a new and better life in America. It's a great book to have on a coffee table for a conversation piece!

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Sandra Jones

Entering the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2018

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Ellis Island Interviews is easy reading. Good to pick up at your leisure and be able to read one or several interviews in completion. An eye-opening account to educate or remind folks of what it was like to enter this country legally as an immigrant at the beginning of the twentieth century.

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19Jan46

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2015

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This is a great book. It's a series of stories, as told by immigrants coming through Ellis Island. It's such a history, and not something that you have to stick to, can be read bit by bit. Great book.

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How America was founded on immigrants.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 17, 2019

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Very interesting book I have always been interested in Ellis islands history

Irene

It's useful to know better about how things started in NY

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2014

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Very interesting item. It's useful to know better about how things started in NY.

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