| The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance, and Paesani, from the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day Contributor(s): Puleo, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807050377 ISBN-13: 9780807050378 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2008 Annotation: In this engaging history, Puleo tells the story of the Boston Italians from their earliest years, when a largely illiterate and impoverished people in a strange land recreated the bonds of village and region in the cramped quarters of the North End. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 974.461 |
| LCCN: 2008274714 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.09" W x 8.99" (1.11 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Ethnic Orientation - Italian - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this lively and engaging history, Stephen Puleo tells the story of the Boston Italians from their earliest years, when a largely illiterate and impoverished people in a strange land recreated the bonds of village and region in the cramped quarters of the North End. Focusing on this first and crucial Italian enclave in Boston, Puleo describes the experience of Italian immigrants as they battled poverty, illiteracy, and prejudice; explains their transformation into Italian Americans during the Depression and World War II; and chronicles their rich history in Boston up to the present day. |