Wilhelm's journey : an emigration journey
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Picture Book - North Wing Main Floor | P Bär | Checked Out | June 10, 2024 |
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
62 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
First published in Germany under the title Wilhelms Reise : eine Auswanderergeschichte.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical information.
Description
"When a young child finds her great-great grandfather Wilhelm's journal detailing his voyage across the Atlantic as an emigrant sailing from Bremerhaven, Germany to America in 1872, she is transported back in time. The journal entries capture young Wilhelm's hopes of escaping poverty, the adventure and poignancy of leaving behind all that is familiar, the wonders of life on the open sea, the work of the sailors, the daily struggles of sleeping in steerage, sea sickness, insect infestations, and boredom, but also the children's games and sense of community on board. And finally, the big day comes as the Columbia reaches the port of New York! Sidebar facts throughout offer insights about navigational tools, seamen's knots, sea creatures, and more in this historical picture book about the great age of emigration and life aboard a sailing ship."--Amazon.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Emigration and immigration -- Fiction.
Germans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Germans -- United States -- Fiction.
Germany -- History -- 1871-1918 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Immigrants -- Fiction.
Nineteenth century -- Fiction.
Ocean travel -- Fiction.
Picture books.
Sailing ships -- Fiction.
Transatlantic voyages -- Fiction.
Germans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Germans -- United States -- Fiction.
Germany -- History -- 1871-1918 -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Immigrants -- Fiction.
Nineteenth century -- Fiction.
Ocean travel -- Fiction.
Picture books.
Sailing ships -- Fiction.
Transatlantic voyages -- Fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bär, A., & Schmidt-Lange, A. C. (2019). Wilhelm's journey: an emigration journey . NorthSouth Books, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bär, Anke and Angelika C. Schmidt-Lange. 2019. Wilhelm's Journey: An Emigration Journey. NorthSouth Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bär, Anke and Angelika C. Schmidt-Lange. Wilhelm's Journey: An Emigration Journey NorthSouth Books, Inc, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bär, Anke,, and Angelika C Schmidt-Lange. Wilhelm's Journey: An Emigration Journey NorthSouth Books, Inc., 2019.
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