Newark's Little Italy

Newark's Little Italy
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Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 0813527570
ISBN-13 : 9780813527574
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Book Synopsis Newark's Little Italy by : Michael Immerso

Download or read book Newark's Little Italy written by Michael Immerso and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1999-08 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Immerso traces the history of the First Ward from the arrival of the first Italian in the 1870s until 1953 when the district was uprooted to make way for urban renewal. Richly illustrated with photographs culled from the albums and shoeboxes in the private collections of hundreds of former First Ward families from all across the United States, the book documents the evolution of the district from a small immigrant quarter into a complex Italian-American neighborhood that thrived during the first half of this century. Book jacket.


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