"Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island with the dream of becoming American citizens. They went on to help build this country into the nation we live in today. In this book, readers can step onto Ellis Island and imagine what that journey must have been like! They'll discover what visitors would've experienced at Ellis Island and appreciate the site's monumental significance in American history. Fact boxes highlight key information and photographs bring the educational text to life"--