American Passage

by Cannato, Vincent J.

• ISBN13: 9780060742737
• ISBN10: 0060742739
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Cannato masterfully illuminates the story of Ellis Island from the days when it hosted pirate hangings to the turn of the 20th century when massive migrations sparked fierce debates. bw photo insert.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Before the Deluge
Island	p. 19
Castle Garden	p. 30
The Sifting Begins
A Proper Sieve	p. 57
Peril at the Portals	p. 70
Brahmins	p. 95
Feud	p. 107
Reform and Regulation
Cleaning House	p. 127
Fighting Back	p. 149
The Roosevelt Straddle	p. 165
Likely to Become a Public Charge	p. 191
"Czar Williams"	p. 216
Intelligence	p. 238
Moral Turpitude	p. 260
Disillusion and Restriction
War	p. 289
Revolution	p. 311
Quotas	p. 330
Prison	p. 350
Memory
Decline	p. 379
The New Plymouth Rock	p. 391
Epilogue	p. 410
Acknowledgments	p. 421
Notes	p. 424
Index	p. 473
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