In The Shadow Of The Statue Of Liberty

Author : Marianne Debouzy
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252062520
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Shadow of the Statue of Liberty written by Marianne Debouzy and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprises essays on European immigration to the United States from the immigrants' point of view.

Author : Cleve Overton
Publisher : Xlibris
ISBN 13 : 9780977239306
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Shadow of the Statue of Liberty written by Cleve Overton and published by Xlibris. This book was released on 2005 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Danny Kravitz
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1491441275
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Shadow of Lady Liberty written by Danny Kravitz and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores immigrants' experiences at Ellis Island through the use of primary sources"--

Author : Robyn Magalit Rodriguez
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813570107
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Lady Liberty's Shadow written by Robyn Magalit Rodriguez and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home to Ellis Island, New Jersey has been the first stop for many immigrant groups for well over a century. Yet in this highly diverse state, some of the most anti-immigrant policies in the nation are being tested. American suburbs are home to increasing numbers of first and second-generation immigrants who may actually be bypassing the city to settle directly into the neighborhoods that their predecessors have already begun to plant roots in—a trajectory that leads to nativist ordinances and other forms of xenophobia. In Lady Liberty’s Shadow examines popular white perceptions of danger represented by immigrants and their children, as well the specter that lurks at the edges of suburbs in the shape of black and Latino urban underclasses and the ever more nebulous hazard of (presumed-Islamic) terrorism that threatening to undermine “life as we know it.” Robyn Magalit Rodriguez explores the impact of anti-immigrant municipal ordinances on a range of immigrant groups living in varied suburban communities, from undocumented Latinos in predominantly white suburbs to long-established Asian immigrants in “majority-minority” suburbs. The “American Dream” that suburban life is supposed to represent is shown to rest on a racialized, segregated social order meant to be enjoyed only by whites. Although it is a case study of New Jersey, In Lady Liberty’s Shadow offers crucial insights that can shed fresh light on the national immigration debate. For more information, go to: https://www.facebook.com/inlibertysshadow

Author : Danny Brian Kravitz
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 149147890X
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Shadow of Lady Liberty written by Danny Brian Kravitz and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immigrants gazed upon the towering Statue of Liberty and entered the gates of Ellis Island in order to begin their journeys in America. Meet the immigrants who were processed at Ellis Island, and hear their stories through their own words. Perfect for Common Core studies on analyzing multiple accounts of an event.

Author : Yasmin Sabina Khan
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801463600
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Enlightening the World written by Yasmin Sabina Khan and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conceived in the aftermath of the American Civil War and the grief that swept France over the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the Statue of Liberty has been a potent symbol of the nation's highest ideals since it was unveiled in 1886. Dramatically situated on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in the harbor of New York City, the statue has served as a reminder for generations of immigrants of America's long tradition as an asylum for the poor and the persecuted. Although it is among the most famous sculptures in the world, the story of its creation is little known. In Enlightening the World, Yasmin Sabina Khan provides a fascinating new account of the design of the statue and the lives of the people who created it, along with the tumultuous events in France and the United States that influenced them. Khan's narrative begins on the battlefields of Gettysburg, where Lincoln framed the Civil War as a conflict testing whether a nation "conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal... can long endure." People around the world agreed with Lincoln that this question—and the fate of the Union itself—affected the "whole family of man." Inspired by the Union's victory and stunned by Lincoln's death, Édouard-René Lefebvre de Laboulaye, a legal scholar and noted proponent of friendship between his native France and the United States, conceived of a monument to liberty and the exemplary form of government established by the young nation. For Laboulaye and all of France, the statue would be called La Liberté Éclairant le Monde—Liberty Enlightening the World. Following the statue's twenty-year journey from concept to construction, Khan reveals in brilliant detail the intersecting lives that led to the realization of Laboulaye's dream: the Marquis de Lafayette; Alexis de Tocqueville; the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, whose commitment to liberty and self-government was heightened by his experience of the Franco-Prussian War; the architect Richard Morris Hunt, the first American to study architecture at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in Paris; and the engineer Gustave Eiffel, who pushed the limits for large-scale metal construction. Also here are the contributions of such figures as Senators Charles Sumner and Carl Schurz, the artist John La Farge, the poet Emma Lazarus, and the publisher Joseph Pulitzer. While exploring the creation of the statue, Khan points to possible sources—several previously unexamined—for the design. She links the statue's crown of rays with Benjamin Franklin's image of the rising sun and makes a clear connection between the broken chain under Lady Liberty's foot and the abolition of slavery. Through the rich story of this remarkable national monument, Enlightening the World celebrates both a work of human accomplishment and the vitality of liberty.

Author : Martha E. H. Rustad
Publisher : Lerner + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1467765848
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Is the Statue of Liberty Green? written by Martha E. H. Rustad and published by Lerner + ORM. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know that the Statue of Liberty hasn't always looked green? Or that the first torch had to be replaced? Lady Liberty has been an important US symbol for more than one hundred years. Join Mrs. Bolt's class as they visit the statue and learn where the statue came from, how she was built, and what American ideas she represents.

Author : Bob Delaney
Publisher : Union Square + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1402774478
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Covert written by Bob Delaney and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2009-10-23 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this true crime novel, a respected NBA referee reveals his clandestine past infiltrating organized crime for the New Jersey State Troopers. Soon after joining the New Jersey State Troopers in 1973, Delaney was offered a tantalizing undercover assignment: to infiltrate the Mob. And so he became Bobby Covert, the president of Alamo Trucking, a fully-operational business used by law enforcement as flypaper for snagging wise guys. While wearing a wire, Delaney dealt daily with mobsters who modeled themselves after their on-screen counterparts (at the height of The Godfather’s popularity), and even crossed paths with Joe Pistone, the real-life Donnie Brasco. After three tense years playing a role in which a single slip could cost him his life, Delaney had gathered enough evidence to convict more than thirty members of the Genovese and Bruno crime families. Struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder from the strain of his undercover life, Delaney began officiating high school and intramural basketball games as a way to rebuild his life, eventually working his way up to the NBA, where he has been a referee for over two decades. This is his amazing true story. Praise for Covert One of USA Today’s Best Books of the Year Featured on ESPN, NPR and CNN “A mob-infiltration memoir for the Sopranos age.” —The New York Times “Delaney’s story . . . becomes more intense than overtime in the playoffs.” —Boston Globe “Delaney’s heroic performance during his perilous assignment represents the finest traditions of the New Jersey State Police. My father, the first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police Department, would have been proud of him.” —General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Army (ret.) “Gripping . . . Fans of such undercover-themed books as Donnie Brasco, or organized-crime exposés like The Valachi Papers, will devour this one.” —Booklist “Fascinating . . . a must-read.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A slam dunk, a bull’s eye and any other glowing mafia or basketball metaphor you can think of.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author : Doreen Rappaport
Publisher : Candlewick Press
ISBN 13 : 9780763625306
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lady Liberty written by Doreen Rappaport and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers the true story about the work that was done by so many on both sides of the ocean to create this enduring symbol of freedom and the fundraisers held by everyday people to build her the pedestal on which she would forever stand in the Hudson Harbor. 40,000 first printing.

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Total Pages : 664 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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