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Read the excerpt from immigrant Kids, by Russell
Freedman
Men, women, and children were packed into dark
foul smelting compartments. They slept in narrow
bunka stacked three high. They had no showers, no
lounges, and no dining rooms. Food served from hugo
Kettles was dished into dinner pails provided by the
steamship company. Because steerage conditions
were crowded and uncomfortable, passengers spent
as much time as possible up on deck
Information on why the voyage was an ordeal
information on why being in America was worth the
ordeal
details about how many people immigrated to
America by steamship
details about how long the voyage to America took
The voyage was an ordeal, but it was worth it. They
were on their way to America