Ellis Island's Famous Immigrants

by Moreno, Barry

• ISBN13: 9780738555331
• ISBN10: 0738555339
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-16
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

Since 1776, millions of immigrants have landed at America's shores. To this day, their practical contributions are still felt in every field of endeavor, including agriculture, industry, and the service trades. But within the great immigrant waves there also came plucky and talented individualists, artists, and dreamers. Many of these exceptional folk went on to win worldly renown, and their names live on in history. Ellis Island's Famous Immigrants tells the story of some of the best known of these legendary characters and highlights their actual immigration experience at Ellis Island. Celebrities featured within its pages include such entrepreneurs as Max Factor, Charles Atlas, and "Chef Boyardee"; Hollywood icons Pola Negri, Bela Lugosi, and Bob Hope; spiritual figures Father Flanagan and Krishnamurti; authors Isaac Asimov and Kahlil Gibran; painters Arshile Gorky and Max Ernst; and sports figures Knute Rockne and Johnny Weissmuller.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 6
Introduction	p. 7
Spiritual Leaders and Scholars	p. 9
Authors and Artists	p. 15
Entrepreneurs and Professionals	p. 31
Public Servants and Union Leaders	p. 41
Athletes and Adventurers	p. 51
Musical and Theatrical Icons	p. 59
Hollywood Stars and Celebrities	p. 75
Figures of Controversy	p. 107
Bibliography	p. 126
Index	p. 127
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