Ellis Island
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Dust jacket shows light fading and shelf wear. Stains present on the front end page and jacket flap as noted. Internal text remains clean and the binding is firm.
Witness the sweeping epic of the American Dream through the eyes of five young immigrants fleeing the turmoil of the Old World. Ellis Island follows a diverse group of travelers—ranging from a Russian Jew fleeing a pogrom to an ambitious Italian accordionist—as they pass through the hallowed and harrowing halls of the Great Hall in New York Harbor. Their lives intertwine as they strive to forge new identities in a land of limitless opportunity and crushing hardship. Fred Mustard Stewart masterfully captures the sprawling energy of early 20th-century New York, from the squalor of the tenements to the opulence of the Upper East Side. The narrative explores the sacrifices required to survive in a new world and the enduring legacies of those who dared to cross the Atlantic. This grand family saga is a poignant tribute to the courage of the immigrant spirit and a vivid reconstruction of a defining era in global history.
Author: Fred Mustard Stewart
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, -
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Dust jacket shows light fading and shelf wear. Stains present on the front end page and jacket flap as noted. Internal text remains clean and the binding is firm.
Witness the sweeping epic of the American Dream through the eyes of five young immigrants fleeing the turmoil of the Old World. Ellis Island follows a diverse group of travelers—ranging from a Russian Jew fleeing a pogrom to an ambitious Italian accordionist—as they pass through the hallowed and harrowing halls of the Great Hall in New York Harbor. Their lives intertwine as they strive to forge new identities in a land of limitless opportunity and crushing hardship. Fred Mustard Stewart masterfully captures the sprawling energy of early 20th-century New York, from the squalor of the tenements to the opulence of the Upper East Side. The narrative explores the sacrifices required to survive in a new world and the enduring legacies of those who dared to cross the Atlantic. This grand family saga is a poignant tribute to the courage of the immigrant spirit and a vivid reconstruction of a defining era in global history.