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Conway, Lorie, 1954-
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Ellis Island Hospital -- History.
Public hospitals -- Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.) -- History.
Immigrants -- Hospitals -- Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.) -- History.
Immigrants -- Health and hygiene -- Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.) -- History.
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Forgotten Ellis Island : the extraordinary story of America's immigrant hospital / Lorie Conway ; contemporary photographs by Chris Barnes.
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Conway, Lorie, 1954-
New York : Smithsonian Books : Collins, 2007.
Subjects
Ellis Island Hospital -- History.
Public hospitals -- Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.) -- History.
Immigrants -- Hospitals -- Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.) -- History.
Immigrants -- Health and hygiene -- Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.) -- History.
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http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0719/2007022913.html
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http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0f6t4-aa
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http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2007022913-b.html
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ISBN:
9780061241963
0061241962
Description:
xi, 185 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm.
Edition:
1st Smithsonian Books ed.
Contents:
Constructing the immigrant hospital -- Walking the line -- Treating patients by the thousands -- Rejecting the "riff raff" -- Falling into disuse and decay.
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Summary:
A narrative history of the Ellis Island hospital traces its status as a way station for hopeful immigrants, its abandonment thirty years after its opening due to political factors, and recent efforts toward its reopening.
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Kahuku P/S Library
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362.11097 Co
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