[PDF] The Italian In America eBook

Author : Scarpaci, Vincenza
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 17,43 MB
Release :
Category : Immigrants
ISBN : 9781455606832

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The influence of Italians in American cuisine, industry, sports, entertainment, and language is profound. Using photographs to illustrate more than a century of Italian experiences in the United States, the author provides an intimate and informed glimpse into the history of prejudice, hardship, celebration, and success faced by this rich Mediterranean people. A celebration of common men and women alongside notable Italian American celebrities and public figures, this book is a cultural photo album.--From publisher description.

Author : Eric Martone
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 39,26 MB
Release : 2016-12-12
Category : History
ISBN :

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The entire Italian American experience—from America's earliest days through the present—is now available in a single volume. This wide-ranging work relates the entire saga of the Italian-American experience from immigration through assimilation to achievement. The book highlights the enormous contributions that Italian Americans—the fourth largest European ethnic group in the United States—have made to the professions, politics, academy, arts, and popular culture of America. Going beyond familiar names and stories, it also captures the essence of everyday life for Italian Americans as they established communities and interacted with other ethnic groups. In this single volume, readers will be able to explore why Italians came to America, where they settled, and how their distinctive identity was formed. A diverse array of entries that highlight the breadth of this experience, as well as the multitude of ways in which Italian Americans have influenced U.S. history and culture, are presented in five thematic sections. Featured primary documents range from a 1493 letter from Christopher Columbus announcing his discovery to excerpts from President Barack Obama's 2011 speech to the National Italian American Foundation. Readers will come away from this book with a broader understanding of and greater appreciation for Italian Americans' contributions to the United States.

Author : Salvatore J. LaGumina
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 16,56 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1135583331

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First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Luciano J. Iorizzo
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 26,73 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN :

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"(This is) is written with verve and conviction. It is the first attempt by professional historians to tell the story of Italian Americans from the 17th century to the present." --Arthur Mann, professor of American History, University of Chicago.

Author : Louis J. Gesualdi
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 27,56 MB
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 0761858601

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The Italian/American Experience represents a meaningful attempt to inform Italian Americans about their group's varied experiences in America. This collection of eleven works offers readers an in-depth view of Italian American culture and heritage.

Author : Maria Laurino
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 45,90 MB
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0393241963

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This richly researched, beautifully illustrated volume illuminates an important, overlooked part of American history. From extensive archival materials and interviews with well-known Italian Americans, Maria Laurino strips away stereotypes and nostalgia to tell the complicated, centuries-long story of the true Italian-American experience. Looking beyond the familiar Little Italys and stereotypes fostered by The Godfather and The Sopranos, Laurino reveals surprising, fascinating lives: Italian-Americans working on sugar-cane plantations in Louisiana to those who were lynched in New Orleans; the banker who helped rebuild San Francisco after the great earthquake; families interned as “enemy aliens” in World War II. From anarchist radicals to “Rosie the Riveter” to Nancy Pelosi, Andrew Cuomo, and Bill de Blasio; from traditional artisans to rebel songsters like Frank Sinatra, Dion, Madonna, and Lady Gaga, this book is both exploration and celebration of the rich legacy of Italian-American life. Readers can discover the history chronologically, chapter by chapter, or serendipitously by exploring the trove of supplemental materials. These include interviews, newspaper clippings, period documents, and photographs that bring the history to life.