The Italian American Family Album (American Family Albums) - Hardcover

Hoobler, Dorothy; Hoobler, Thomas

9780195091243: The Italian American Family Album (American Family Albums)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195091248 ISBN 13: 9780195091243

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1994

Allows readers to journey to America with immigrants from Italy and understand the life they left behind, the struggles of their trip, and the difficulties of beginning life anew through a fascinating compilation of diary entries, letters, oral histories, and authentic photographs.

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Grade 5 Up-This carefully researched volume includes selections from such primary sources as diaries, letters, and oral histories. It has an enticing open format and is lavishly illustrated with interesting black-and-white photographs. Each of the six chapters begins with background information and then goes on to discuss life in the old country, coming to America, first impressions, working, forming a new life, and becoming a part of America. Sidebars add fascinating details-biographical profiles of famous individuals past and present, tidbits of history, more quotations, and recipes and songs. The book offers much more information on Italian Americans than Gladys Nadler Rips's Coming to America (Dell, 1982; o.p.). While the material has a universality applicable to all the immigrant groups who arrived in this country at the turn of the 20th century, it will be particularly useful for libraries serving large populations of Italian descent.
Diane S. Marton, Arlington County Library, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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