The Boston Italians

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The Boston Italians is written by Stephen Puleo and published by Beacon Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 080705044X (ISBN 10) and 9780807050446 (ISBN 13).

In this lively and engaging history, Stephen Puleo tells the story of the Boston Italians from their earliest years, when a largely illiterate and impoverished people in a strange land recreated the bonds of village and region in the cramped quarters of the North End. Focusing on this first and crucial Italian enclave in Boston, Puleo describes the experience of Italian immigrants as they battled poverty, illiteracy, and prejudice; explains their transformation into Italian Americans during the Depression and World War II; and chronicles their rich history in Boston up to the present day.