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A chronicle of the landmark port of entry's history documents its role as an execution site, immigration post, and deportation center that was profoundly shaped by evolving politics and ideologies.
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Immigration has been a foundation of the development of American culture and character and a significant factor in the country's overall history, and Ellis Island is the American monument to immigration. Cannato (history, U. of Massachusetts) offers sometimes dramatic accounts from immigrants, officials, interpreters, and others to relate the history of the tiny but important island. In doing so, he explores the controversial politics and prejudices, as well as the ideologies, that were a part of the chaotic immigration debate. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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