American passage: the history of Ellis Island 9780061769818, 0061769819, 9780061769825, 0061769827, 9780061940392, 0061940399

Island -- Castle garden -- A proper sieve -- Peril at the portals -- Brahmins -- Feud -- Cleaning house -- Fighting back

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American passage: the history of Ellis Island
 9780061769818, 0061769819, 9780061769825, 0061769827, 9780061940392, 0061940399

Table of contents :
Island --
Castle garden --
A proper sieve --
Peril at the portals --
Brahmins --
Feud --
Cleaning house --
Fighting back --
The Roosevelt straddle --
Likely to become a public charge --
"Czar Williams" --
Intelligence --
Moral turpitude --
War --
Revolution --
Quotas --
Prison --
Decline --
The new Plymouth Rock.

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