Pier 21 : A History /

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Between 1928 and 1971, nearly one million immigrants landed in Canada at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. During those years, it was one of the main ocean immigration facilities in Canada, including when it welcomed home nearly 400,000 Canadians after service overseas during the Second World War. In...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Schwinghamer, Steven, 1976- (Author), Raska, Jan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2020
Series:Mercury series. History.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Immigrants > Canada > History > 20th century.
Ports of entry > Nova Scotia > Halifax > History > 20th century.
Canada > Emigration and immigration > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Immigrating to Canada through Pier 21, 1928-1971
  • Pier 2 and the early years of Pier 21, 1890-1939
  • Pier 21 at war, 1939-1946
  • Height of postwar immigration at Pier 21, 1946-1955
  • Final years of Pier 21, 1955-1971.

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