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Growing Up Italian-American: The Memoirs of Ferdinand Visco & The Stories of Two Immigrant Italian Families --- Heritage Edition

Growing Up Italian-American: The Memoirs of Ferdinand Visco & The Stories of Two Immigrant Italian Families --- Heritage Edition

          
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Recall the joys of growing up Italian American.
"A wonderful book that deserves a spot in every Italian American's library." - Johnson Reviews

Updated in 2024, this reader-friendly book, which contains hundreds of photographs, explores Italian American history from the Risorgimento to the present.
It features first-person stories, Italian proverbs, timeless Italian American advice, a glossary of expressions, and 24 family recipes,

A must read for anyone looking to deepen their understanding and appreciation of Italian American history, tradition, and culture.

Learn what every Italian American should know:

  • What does it mean to be an Italian American?
  • Why did our ancestors leave Italy in the early 1900s?
  • What hardships did our ancestors endure during their voyage to America?
  • How were they processed at Ellis Island?
  • Why are there so many Our Lady of Mt. Carmel churches in America?
  • What were our ancestors' first impressions of New York City?
  • What were the requirements for naturalization in the early 1900s?
  • What was life like for Italian Americans in the early 1900s and during WW II?
  • What did many of our ancestors believe were the antidotes to anti-Italian discrimination?
  • Why did many Sicilians emigrate to New Orleans and how did they contribute to the creation of Dixieland Jazz?
  • What is the meaning of "The Birds of Passage," "Il Mezzogiorno," "Il Campanilismo," and "La Mano Nera?"
  • When do Italians wear red underwear and eat lentils?
  • What do Italians do when they say, "Via il vecchio, benvenuto al nuovo?"
  • What is La Tavola di San Giuseppe and what are "Lucky Beans?"
  • What is the significance of the Divine Comedy?
  • Who is Pulcinella, and who was Farfariello?
  • Who were Filippo Mazzei, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Antonio Meucci, Joe Petrosino, Generoso Pope, Sacco and Vanzetti, and Mother Cabrini?
  • What is the origin of the song "Caruso?"
  • How do you play "Tombola Napoletana" and the hand game "Morra?"
  • Why does Lady Liberty have an Italian heritage?
  • Why do Italians give out candy-coated almonds at weddings?
  • What do the expressions, "La vecchiaia e' una carogna, ma per chi non ci arriva e' una vergogna," "Non morire finche' non sei morto davvero," "Natale con i tuoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi," "Fare la scarpetta," "Pippiare," and "Non affogare in un bicchier d' acqua" mean?
  • What is "C'e' La Luna Mezzo Mare," all about?
  • What is donuts spelled backwards?
  • What is the Roseto Effect?
  • What do Mare Nostrum, Pax Romana, and SPQR mean?
  • What is the connection between the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center and Italian Americans?
  • What is the difference between Sauce and Gravy?
  • What is Italian Folk Medicine, and who are the Benedetti?
  • How do you ward off, diagnose, and treat the "Malocchio?"
  • What is a Neapolitan protection curse?
  • What did Frank Sinatra say about being an Italian American?
  • Which Italian saint can help you sell a house, and which one can help you climb up the corporate ladder?
  • What rhyming prayer to St. Anthony is used to find a missing object?
  • What does Jure Sanguinis mean?
  • What are the attributes of typical Italian wines?
  • What are authentic recipes for Neapolitan Ragu, Polpette, Braciole, Struffoli, and Pizza Rustica?
Learn the answers to these questions and much more in this 448-page book that also makes a great gift.
See the video below. Try the recipes and keep the traditions alive!

Click on the "Read Sample" feature (found on the book's tablet / laptop / desktop Amazon page), to:
1. see its "Table of Contents."
2. read the "Introduction" and the book's first 57 page


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781548530921
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 244 mm
  • No of Pages: 450
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Weight: 714 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1548530921
  • Publisher Date: 19 Jul 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Memoirs of Ferdinand Visco & The Stories of Two Immigrant Italian Families --- Heritage Edition
  • Width: 170 mm


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