Island of hope and sorrow : the story of Grosse Île

Title
Island of hope and sorrow : the story of Grosse Île

Personal Author EPSB
Anne, Renaud

Summary
Presents a history of Grosse Île, Québec, which was a quarantine station for newly arrived immigrants from 1832 to 1937, discussing inspection procedure, cholera and typhus epidemics, and waves of immigrants.

Year Published
2007

Series
Canadian immigration series

Physical Description
24 p. : ill.

Note
One map on lining paper.
 
19.00

Grade Interest level
All Juvenile.

Program Information
Juvenile
 
Accelerated Reader MG 7.7 1.0 126647

Subject
Communicable diseases -- Grosse Ile (Montmagny, Québec) -- History.
 
Quarantine -- Québec (Province) -- Grosse Île (Montmagny) -- History.

Geographic Term
Grosse Ile (Montmagny, Québec) -- History.
 
Canada -- Immigration and emigration -- History.
 
Grosse Île (Montmagny, Québec) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
 
Canada -- Immigration and emigration -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Added Author
Cheung, Aries, 1960-

Summary
Presents a history of Grosse Île, Québec, which was a quarantine station for newly arrived immigrants from 1832 to 1937, discussing inspection procedure, cholera and typhus epidemics, and waves of immigrants.

ISBN
9781897073544

Publisher
Montreal : Lobster Press, c2007.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Kildare971.4 RENBook30138000072274Non-Fiction