Italian Immigrants in Upstate New York 1875-1925: Who came? What were their hopes? Why did they come? When did they arrive? Where did they go?

Cuccinello, Karen McLaughlin

/ ISBN 13: 9798474454788

Editore: Independently published, 2021

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR014341330

Riassunto:

Within a span of 50 years, between 1875 and 1925, approximately four million Italians, the largest group of any nationality, sailed across the Atlantic Ocean headed for the United States of America. Italians brought a unique aspect to the American melting pot that continues to this day.
This book chronicles those who left New York City and headed to upstate New York. There are chapters on Immigrant ports, Quarantine Hospitals, Italians in The News (good guys & bad guys), Columbus Day Celebrations, Black Hand Society (sort of a precursor to the mafia), Italian-American Newspapers, Baseball Teams, Muck Farmers, Veterans, child laborers and over 65 biographies on people and places. Numerous photos of people, original documents and maps are included throughout the book.
Biographies are about ordinary, uncommon and prosperous Italians from every upstate county, starting with Westchester County. There are farmers, shoe makers, merchants, masons, factory workers, barbers, musicians, construction laborers, carpenters, doctors, bankers, padrones, miners, railroad workers, a police officer, a reverend, stone carver on Mount Rushmore, the founders of Contadina, a so-called Prince and even a Saint. Biographies include information such as: why they came, where they came from, how they got here, where they went, naturalization dates, passport information, family vitals, occupations and where they are buried.
My findings were derived from old newspaper websites such as fultonhistory.com, census reports, naturalization and passport applications from familysearch.org and county directories etc.

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Titolo: Italian Immigrants in Upstate New York 1875-...
Casa editrice: Independently published
Data di pubblicazione: 2021
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good