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The next ship home : a novel of Ellis Island
Audience Adults
Published [2022] by Sourcebooks Landmark, Naperville, Illinois
ISBN 9781728258256
Bib Id 2492799
Description 421 pages ; 21 cm
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02780cam a22004698i 4500
LCCN
2021-003835
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9781728258256 (hardcover) $28.00
1728258251
9781728243146 (paperback) $17.00
1728243149
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Title
The next ship home : a novel of Ellis Island
Publication Information
[2022] by Sourcebooks Landmark, Naperville, Illinois :
Description
421 pages ; 21 cm
Summary
"Disembarking on Ellis Island, Francesca arrives on the shores of America with her sights set on a better life than the one she left in Italy. That same day, aspiring linguist Alma reports to her first day of work at the immigrant processing center. Ellis, though, is not the refuge it first appears thanks to President Roosevelt's attempts to deter crime. Francesca and Alma will have to rely on each other to escape its corruption and claim the American dreams they were promised. A thoughtful historical story inspired by true events, this novel probes America's history of prejudice and exclusion-when entry at Ellis Island promised a better life but often delivered something drastically different, immigrants needed strength, resilience, and friendship to fight for their futures"--
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Historical fiction
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