We came through Ellis Island
Subtitle: the immigrant adventures of Emma Markowitz
By: by Gare Thompson.
Series: I am American
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Subjects: Marks family -- Juvenile literature; Marks family -- Diaries -- Juvenile literature; Marks, Emma, b. 1881? -- Family -- Juvenile literature; Marks family; Marks, Emma, b. 1881? -- Family; Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography; Russian Americans; Immigrants -- New York (State); New York (N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; New York (N.Y.) -- Ethnic relations -- Juvenile literature; New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1865-1898
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Diaries; Biography; Biography.
Description: Follows a Jewish family as they leave Russia in 1893 and begin a new life in New York City, where they find new challenges and opportunities on their way to becoming Americans.