Forgotten Ellis Island: the extraordinary story of America's immigrant hospital

A narrative history of the Ellis Island hospital traces its status as a way station for hopeful immigrants, its abandonment thirty years after its opening due to political factors, and recent efforts toward its reopening.

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1. Verfasser: Conway, Lorie (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Smithsonian Books 2007
Ausgabe:1. Smithsonian Books ed.
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Zusammenfassung:A narrative history of the Ellis Island hospital traces its status as a way station for hopeful immigrants, its abandonment thirty years after its opening due to political factors, and recent efforts toward its reopening.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-181) and index
Constructing the immigrant hospital -- Walking the line -- Treating patients by the thousands -- Rejecting the "riff raff" -- Falling into disuse and decay
Beschreibung:XI, 185 S. zahlr. Ill., Kt. 23 cm

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