Ellis Island's Famous Immigrants (Images of America: New Jersey)

Charleston, South Carolina, USA: Arcadia Publishing, 2008. First Edition. Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First Edition. Trade Paperback As New. Clean and illustrated wraps, tight, solid and square binding. Internals As New. The Images of America Series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today, helping to preserve the local heritage. This volume portrays the millions of immigrants since 1776 who have landed on America's shores, contributing to every field of endeavor--agriculture, industry, and the service trades--as well as artists and dreamers, Many of them were exceptional in one way or another and have won world-wide renown, i.e. enterpreneurs Max Factor, Charles Atlas and "Chef Boyardee"; Hollywood icons Bela Lugosi, Bob Hope, Pola Negri; spiritual figures Father Flanaghan and Krishnamurti; authors Isaac Asimov and Kahlil Gibran; painters Arshile Gorky and Max Ernst; and sports figures Knute Rockne and Johnny Weissmuller; and so many more.127 pages. 6.5 x 9.25 inches. 2008, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, USA