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In their own words, coupled with hand-painted collage illustrations, immigrants recall their arrival in the United States.

Describes, in question and answer format, the great migration of immigrants to New York's Ellis Island, from the 1880s to 1914.

Photographs, illustrations, and text show what it was like for people to leave their homes and immigrate to the United States.

Examines the industrial revolution, discussing how developments in the harnessing of power and methods of transportation changed the way we work and play.

Traces the history of the Industrial Revolution from its roots in eighteenth-century England, through its beginnings in the United States, to its decline in the twentieth-century.

Describes the dramatic technological, industrial, and social changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution in America and Europe.

Traces the history, main events and movements, and leading personalities of the nineteenth century, emphasizing the impact of technological advances and industrialization.

Presents opposing viewpoints on three immigration issues: should illegal immigration be stopped; should legal immigration be restricted; and does bilingual education benefit non-English speaking children.

Beginning in England, the industrial revolution spread to the rest of the world, producing great changes.

A look at the lives of Russian, Lithuanian, Italian, Greek, Swedish, and Irish immigrants who passed through Ellis Island around the turn of the twentieth century.

A history of Ellis Island including photographs and personal accounts of immigrants who passed through the gates.

Covers American history from Washington's inauguration until the first quarter of the nineteenth century, including the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark's expedition, and the beginnings of abolitionism.

The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. Text, interwoven with diaries, letters, and interviews, describes how the Statue of Liberty came to exist.