The detailed saga of the journey and life stories of nineteenth century Swedes is wonderfully depicted in the novels of Vilhelm Moberg. The second volume, Unto A Good Land places the immigrants on American soil and specifically at Castle Garden, the immigrant processing centre used before Ellis Island was built.
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And here below are 2 other travellers wondering what the New World will hold for them!