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Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Southwark, Moyamensing, Weccacoe, Passyunk, Dock Ward for Two Hundred and Seventy Years
Author: Building Little Italy
Author: Richard N. JulianiPublisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271028645
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
Philadelphia's first Italian immigrants arrived in the mid-eighteenth century. Artists and scholars, tradesmen and entrepreneurs, they established a new community&—one of the first &"Little Italies&" in America&—that would provide not just a home but a sense of belonging for later arrivals. Richard Juliani tells the story of early Italians in the City of Brotherly Love: why they chose that city, what their lives were like, where they lived, and how they interacted. Examining Italian settlement from pre-Revolutionary times up to the eve of mass migration in the 1870s, he shows how these early pioneers created the basic structure of the community that would continue into the twentieth century. Juliani has devoted thirty years of research&—combing through newspapers, public archives, religious records, business documents, and files of private organizations&—to recapturing the creation of a community. He describes such factors as regional origins, methods of migration, and population growth; patterns of age, sex, income, and occupation; family structure and living arrangements; and the formation of communal institutions. But more than providing data, Juliani explores the private lives of many individuals in the Italian community&—notably business leaders who spearheaded fraternal societies and political clubs&—and tells how early immigrants made a significant contribution to the city's life. He also compares the Philadelphia community with other Italian colonies, particularly in New York, and shows how, after years of being looked upon in a favorable light, a more negative view toward Italians began to emerge. The early Philadelphia Italian community has never before been studied despite the existence of a large body of records from this period. Building Little Italy provides a rare opportunity to witness the origins of an ethnic community. By presenting a meticulously detailed profile of the Italian immigrant experience through its early stages of development, it captures a piece of local history that has been too long ignored.
Moses Austin
Author: David B. GracyPublisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
The story of Moses Austin, founder of the American lead industry and the person who opened the way for Anglo-American settlement in Spanish Texas.
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865
Author: Frank Hamilton TaylorPublisher:
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Category : Pennslyvania
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Ordinances and Joint Resolutions of the Select and Common Councils of the Consolidated City of Philadelphia
Author: Philadelphia (Pa.)Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
The Protestant Quarterly Review
Author: Prices, Wholesale and Retail ...
Author: United States. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 16
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