[Review of] David M. Brownstone, Irene M. Franck, and Douglass L. Brownstone. Island of Hope, Island of Tears

• Main Author: Zimmerman, Zora Devrnja
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: VCU Scholars Compass 1987
• Subjects: book review; Race and Ethnicity; Douglass; Hope Island; Hope island
• Online Access: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/ess/vol7/iss1/8; https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1280&context=ess

The most compelling aspect of this dramatic history of immigration to the United States via Ellis Island is its vivid documentation of actual human experiences. Personal testimonies from dozens of immigrants form a living tissue that connects the detailed, fully-researched historical data on immigra...