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
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.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Kildare | 971.4 REN | Book | 30138000072274 | Non-Fiction |