La Storia: Five Centuries of the Italian American Experience

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Since the Genoese Christopher Columbus affirmed the existence of America 500 years age, some five-and-a-half-million Italians have made the long journey across the Atlantic in search of new opportunities and a better life for themselves and their children. This study provides a complete account of the struggles to establish an Italian-American comunity, weaving historical research with personal testimony to explain why they came, what they found, how they worshipped, how they built communities and businesses, and how they fought discrimination. It also tellls the story of their children and their children's children, who continued their parents' struggle to achieve the American Dream while honouring the traditions of life in the Old World. Jerre Mangione is the author of "Mount Allegro". Ben Morreale is the author of "A Few Virtuous Men".

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"A saga of a people, their struggles, and the triumphs in a new world, told with drama and passion....Should be read by all Americans interested in what binds us together, despite our different backgrounds and histories." -- New York Times Book Review

"A saga of a people, their struggles, and the triumphs in a new world, told with drama and passion....Should be read by all Americans interested in what binds us together, despite our different backgrounds and histories." -- Joseph V. Scelsa, New York Times Book Review