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Italians Swindled to New york: False Promises at the Dawn of Immigration Kindle Edition

by Joe Tucciarone (Author), Ben Lariccia (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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The unification of Italy in 1861 launched a new European nation promising to fulfill the dreams of Italians, yet millions of poor peasants still found themselves in economic desperation. By 1872, an army of speculators had invaded the countryside, hawking steamship tickets and promising fabulous riches in America. Thousands of immigrants fled to the New World, only to be abandoned upon arrival and forced to find work in hard labor. New York placed victims of deception at the State Emigrant Refuge on Ward's Island as the secretary of state and the Italian prime minister sought to intervene. Through steel-eyed determination, many surmounted their status and became leaders in business and culture. Authors Joe Tucciarone and Ben Lariccia follow the early stages of mass Italian immigration and the fraudulent circumstances that brought them to New York Harbor.

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About the Author

Joe Tucciarone was born in Youngstown, Ohio. His astronomical animations have appeared in dozens of Discovery and National Geographic Channel documentaries, and he has illustrated the covers of several books, including When the Sun Dies and Night Comes to the Cretaceous. Joe's article "The First Italians in Trumbull County, Ohio" was published in La Gazzetta Italiana.

Ben Lariccia, a native of Youngstown, writes on Italian American history and is a contributing writer at La Gazzetta Italiana. His work is also published in print and online by the Italian group Amici di Capracotta. He is a member of the America-Italy Society of Philadelphia and the Italian American Studies Association. In 2019, The History Press released Joe and Ben's Coal War in the Mahoning Valley: The Origin of Greater Youngstown's Italians.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09DGQRSZ9
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Arcadia Publishing (January 28, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 28, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4300 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 211 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,299,730 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #507 in History of Italy
- #1,184 in U.S. Immigrant History
- #1,806 in History of Mid-Atlantic U.S.

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The reasons for emigration from Italy to the US and South America

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I wish the time frame in which this book was written was longer; I wanted to read more about this subject of immigration and emigration from Italy and Europe. I did not realize that their were child slaves sold by Italians, to work in America. I thought slavery in America ended with President Lincoln at the end of the Civil War. This book inspires me to read more about this subject.

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