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Encountering Ellis Island: How European Immigrants Entered America

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Author: Ronald H. Bayor

Publication Name: Encountering Ellis Island : How European Immigrants Entered America

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Language: English

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Publication Year: 2014

Series: How Things Worked Ser.

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Item Weight: 8.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 184 Pages

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