Pier 21: a History

Between 1928 and 1971, nearly one million immigrants landed in Canada at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This book presents a history of this important Canadian ocean immigration facility during its years of operation and later emergence as a site of public commemoration

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Hauptverfasser: Schwinghamer, Steven 1976- (VerfasserIn), Raska, Jan (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Ottawa University of Ottawa Press 2020
Schriftenreihe:Mercury Series
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Zusammenfassung:Between 1928 and 1971, nearly one million immigrants landed in Canada at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This book presents a history of this important Canadian ocean immigration facility during its years of operation and later emergence as a site of public commemoration
Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- Land Acknowledgment -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Immigrating to Canada through Pier 21, 1928-1971 -- CHAPTER 2 Pier 2 and the Early Years of Pier 21, 1890-1939 -- CHAPTER 3 Pier 21 at War, 1939-1946 -- CHAPTER 4 Height of Postwar Immigration at Pier 21, 1946-1955 -- CHAPTER 5 Final Years of Pier 21, 1955-1971 -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XIV, 260 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780776631363
9780776629353

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