Pier 21: gateway of hope
Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
Human-narrated audio
Summary
For more than 40 years, Pier 21 was the gateway in to Canada or out to the world beyond. From the early days of immigration in the 20th century to the departure of Canadian soldiers overseas during the Second World… War, Canada's Ellis Island was a place that witnessed many a heartbreaking separation and joyous reunion. Granfield gives us a sense of what it was like to arrive as a stranger to this country, how it felt to leave in a time of war, what refugees experienced at this portal and why the site is now of such historic importance. Grades 3-6. 2000.