Description
From the author of the bestselling Swedish Migration history in the Tales of Memory series.
Before they were Americans, they were processed. Examined. Judged.
More than 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island. Some stepped into freedom. Others were turned away. All of them carried everything they owned into a room that would decide the rest of their lives.
The Tale of Ellis Island moves in two voices.
One is grounded in history — the real Ellis Island, its crowded registry halls, its medical inspections, the fear of a single chalk mark that could end everything. The waves of Swedish, Italian, Jewish, Irish, and German immigrants who came with nothing and built America all the same.
The other stays close to a single moment. A Swedish girl with a violin carved from birch bark. An Italian seamstress with a wedding dress folded into a pillowcase. A Jewish boy whose name was changed at customs and never given back.
Together, they reveal what it truly meant to stand between two worlds — no longer belonging to the old country, not yet accepted by the new.
This is not just history. It is a remembering.
If you've ever wondered where you come from — or what it truly cost to become American — this book will stay with you long after the last page.
Each book in the Tales of Memory series stands alone — no reading order required.
What readers are saying about Esther Warren's Tales of Memory series:
"Esther Warren manages to take the reader into the emotions, hearts and fears of the immigrants."
"Stories which, even though they are fiction, could be true and authentic."
"If you are a descendant from Ireland, Italy, Germany, Poland or the Scandinavian countries — you will fall in love with this book."
ASIN: B0FGJD6YSH
VSKU: BVV.B0FGJD6YSH.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Warren, Esther
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
ASIN: B0FGJD6YSH
VSKU: BVV.B0FGJD6YSH.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Warren, Esther
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.