| Italian Americans of Newark, Belleville, and Nutley Contributor(s): Lee Ph. D., Sandra S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738557285 ISBN-13: 9780738557281 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2008 Annotation: Italians first settled in the Newark area in the 1880s. Italian Americans of Newark, Nutley, and Belleville shows these immigrants and their families from 1900 to the 1950s. The street peddler, the barber, the baker, the undertaker, the macaroni maker, the concert musician, and more are portrayed here in the grace and dignity of their work. Outings to the shore or Branch Brook Park balanced hard work and long hours. Family gatherings, weddings, first communions, and processions for the feasts of St. Gerard, St. Rocco, and St. Bartholomew were all a part of the life of the family and the vibrant Italian neighborhoods. More than 200 vintage photographs from family albums tell these stories. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Dewey: 974.931 |
| LCCN: 2007936767 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.49" W x 9.23" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Newark, N.J. - Geographic Orientation - New Jersey - Ethnic Orientation - Italian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Italians first settled in the Newark area in the 1880s. Italian-Americans of Newark, Nutley, and Belleville shows these immigrant families from 1900 to the 1950s. The street peddler, the barber, the baker, the undertaker, the macaroni maker, the concert musician, and more are portrayed here in the grace and dignity of their work. Outings to the shore or Branch Brook Park balanced hard work and long hours. Family gatherings, weddings, first communions, and processions for the feasts of St. Gerard, St. Rocco, and St. Bartholomew were all a part of the life of the family and the vibrant Italian neighborhoods. More than 200 vintage photographs from family albums tell these stories. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lee Ph. D., Sandra S.: - Sandra S. Lee, Ph.D., is a full professor in the College of Education and Human Services at Seton Hall University and is a licensed psychologist in private practice in South Orange. She is a research associate in the Charles and Joan Alberto Institute of Italian Studies at Seton Hall. Her interests in Italian family history evolved because her father, Robert Lee, was the firstborn child of Italian immigrants Giovanni Lea and Margherita Demangone, and she has spent several years researching Italian genealogy. |