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Petrini, Catherine M.

Title The Italian Americans / by Catherine M. Petrini.

Publication Info.	San Diego, CA. : Lucent Books, [2002]
	©2002

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Location	Call No.	Status
Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction	J 973.0451 PET	Check Shelf
Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Children's Department	J304.8 PETRINI	Assumed Lost
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	973.0451 P496I	Check Shelf

Description	112 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Series	Immigrants in America
	Immigrants in America.
Contents	Introduction: A new odyssey -- Chapter One: Roots of mass migration -- Chapter Two: The decision to leave -- Chapter Three: Atlantic crossing -- Chapter Four: Welcome to America -- Chapter Five: On the job in the United States -- Chapter Six: Creating Little Italy -- Chapter Seven: Liberty's broken promise -- Epilogue: Blending old and new -- -- Notes -- For further reading -- Works consulted.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-105) and index.
Summary	Reviews the reasons why millions of Italians have immigrated to America, what their passage was like, the kind of jobs most found, communities they formed, and the prejudice they faced.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.1 6.0 57493.
Subject	Italian Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Immigrants -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Italy -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- Juvenile literature.
	Italian Americans -- History.
	Immigrants.
	United States -- Emigration and immigration.
	Italy -- Emigration and immigration.
ISBN	1560068825 hardbacks alkaline paper

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