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Pier 21

A History

By (author) Steven Schwinghamer & Jan Raska
Categories: Migration, immigration and emigration, Social and ethical issues, Society and culture: general, Society and Social Sciences
Series: Mercury Series
Publisher: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 , Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
Paperback : 9780776631363, 277 pages, August 2020

Description

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 the immediate postwar period, Pier 21 became the busiest ocean port of entry in the country. Today, people across Canada still enjoy connections to Pier 21 through family history and stories of arrival at the site.

Awards

  • Short-listed, 2020 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, History 2021
  • Long-listed, Canada's History's 2020 Book & Gift Guide 2020