Author : Senator John Heinz History Center
Release : 1997
Genre : Italian American families
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Boundless Lives: Italian Americans of Western Pennsylvania Oral Histories by : Senator John Heinz History Center
Download or read book Boundless Lives: Italian Americans of Western Pennsylvania Oral Histories written by Senator John Heinz History Center. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Boundless Lives: Italian Americans of Western Pennsylvania oral histories consist of 75 oral histories and transcripts that were conducted to document the history of prominent Italian American families across Western Pennsylvania. Generally speaking, these oral history interviews revolve around the following key themes: immigration from Italy, settlement in Western Pennsylvania, cultural assimilation, and success in America. As they were conducted by a number of different interviewers, the content, length, style, and quality of these oral histories vary. Of the oral histories that comprise this collection, the following interviews are worthy of mention for their quality of their content: Eugene Barone, Luigi Caruso, Mario Farina, Angelo Gualdaroni, John Notaro, Joe DAndrea, Pietro DiPietro, Providenza Crisanti, Ralph Falbo, and A. J. Palumbo.