The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride Perseverance and Paesani From the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day
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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: Sicilians lived next to Sicilians Avellinesi among Avellinesi and so on.Focusing on this first and crucial Italian enclave in Boston Puleo describes the experience of Bostons Italian immigrants as they battled poverty illiteracy and prejudice (Italians were lynched more often than members of any other ethnic group except African Americans); 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. He tells much of the story from the perspective of the Italian leaders who guided and fought for their peoples progress reacquainting readers with pivotal historical figures like James V. Donnaruma founder of th
