My first three books recounted the European immigrant experience. These photographs taken by an Ellis Island clerk show the incredible diversity of people who braved the journey and the soul of the country that received them.
You will be stopped by various ads when you scroll through, but persist. It’s an astonishing voyage.
http://gothamist.com/2015/10/26/ellis_island_portraits.php#photo-9
Pamela Schoenewaldt, historical novels of immigration and the search for self in new worlds: WHEN WE WERE STRANGERS, SWIMMING IN THE MOON, and UNDER THE SAME BLUE SKY (all HarperCollins).
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