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3) Ellis Island
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Presents the history of Ellis Island from 1892 when it served as the most important center for immigration into the United States, to its near collapse in the 1970s due to neglect, to its rebirth in 1990 as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.
8) Uncle Sam
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Describes "Uncle Sam" Wilson, the New York meat-packer who supplied the troops with meat during the War of 1812, and how he gave rise to the national symbol popular with illustrators.