Description: Ellis Island's Famous Immigrants, New Jersey, Images of America, Paperback Since 1776, millions of immigrants have landed at America's shores. To this day, their practical contributions are still felt in every field of endeavor, including agriculture, industry, and the service trades. But within the great immigrant waves there also came plucky and talented individualists, artists, and dreamers. Many of these exceptional folk went on to win worldly renown, and their names live on in history. Ellis Island's Famous Immigrants tells the story of some of the best known of these legendary characters and highlights their actual immigration experience at Ellis Island. Celebrities featured within its pages include such entrepreneurs as Max Factor, Charles Atlas, and "Chef Boyardee"; Hollywood icons Pola Negri, Bela Lugosi, and Bob Hope; spiritual figures Father Flanagan and Krishnamurti; authors Isaac Asimov and Kahlil Gibran; painters Arshile Gorky and Max Ernst; and sports figures Knute Rockne and Johnny Weissmuller.
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738555331
Book Title: Ellis Island's Famous Immigrants
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Topic: Rich & Famous, Ethnic Studies / General, United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Subjects & Themes / Historical, Emigration & Immigration
Publication Year: 2008
Item Height: 0.3 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, Photography, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Barry Moreno
Book Series: Images of America Ser.
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Perfect
