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Language:
English
Object type:
Lesson Plan
Description:
Section of the online exhibit On the Water: Stories from Maritime America focused on the role ocean liners played during the massive immigration of people to the United States from Europe and Asia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Visitors will also learn how ocean liners such as the Mauretania, Titanic, and the S.S. United States became a popular, and sometimes dangerous, mode of leisure travel for those who could afford it
