Island of Hope and Sorrow : The Story of Grosse Île

Type of resource
Author/collaborator
Title
Island of Hope and Sorrow : The Story of Grosse Île
Abstract
A history of Grosse Île, Quebec, which was a quarantine station for newly arrived immigrants from 1832 to 1937, discussing inspection procedure, cholera and typhus epidemics, and waves of immigrants. Today, it is a national historic site, especially commemorating the thousands of Irish immigrants who died and were buried on the island in the 1830s and 1840s. The author's book is aimed at a juvenile audience.
Place
Montreal
Publisher
Lobster Press
Date
2007
# of Pages
24p.
Language
en
ISBN
978-1-897073-54-4
Citation
Renaud, Anne. Island of Hope and Sorrow : The Story of Grosse Île. Montreal: Lobster Press, 2007.
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