Dream of America

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Gateway to America

New York City
1982
Describes the New York City of the nineteenth century which greeted European immigrants, including the immigration stations.

The westward journey

1982
Tells of the voyage across the Atlantic that faced European emigrants and of emigration laws and emigration agents.

Shattered dreams

Joe Hill
1982
Follows the story of one European immigrant who arrived in New York in 1902, was a hobo, and became a labor organizer and song writer.

Ireland in flight

1982
The story of the Irish immigrants to Canada and the United States in the 1800s and the hardships they endured before, during, and after their voyages.

America fever

1982
Examines the problems in Europe and the attraction of America in the 1800s and the emigration that resulted.
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