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1 online resource (1 audio file (13hr., 54 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Kathryn Markey. |
| Summary |
Ellis Island, 1902: Two women band together to hold America to its promise: "Give me your tired, your poor..." Ellis Island, 1902. Francesca arrives on the shores of America, 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 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. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Fiction.
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Emigration and immigration -- Fiction.
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Immigrants -- United States -- Fiction.
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Discrimination -- United States -- Fiction.
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Corruption -- Fiction.
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Female friendship -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Markey, Kathryn, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781705060667 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1705060668 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14757262 |
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