| #538241 in Books | 2003-12-14 | 2003-12-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.68 x.43 x6.72l,.88 | File type: PDF | 160 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Three Stars|By Nancy C. Ryan|Really a book about a small group of first generation Italians and their social lives in and around Chicago.|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By Danette|This book was great! Particularly since many family and friends were in it.|1 of 1 people found the following review|About the Author|Author Dominic Candeloro is a professor, historian, and the executive director of the American Italian Historical Association. His extensive research on Chicago's Italian-American community and delightful historic images create a timeless record
Since 1850, Chicago has felt the benefits of a vital Italian presence. These immigrants formed much of the unskilled workforce employed to build up this and many other major U.S. cities. From often meager and humble beginnings, Italians built and congregated in neighborhoods that came to define the Chicago landscape. Post-World War II development threatened this communal lifestyle, and subsequent generations of Italian Americans have been forced to face new challenges to...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Chicago's Italians: Immigrants, Ethnics, Americans (Making of America: Illinois) | Dominic Candeloro. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
