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PREFACE |
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INTRODUCTION by Gene P. Veronesi |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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PART ONE: ITALIANS - THEIR HERITAGE AND CONTRIBUTION |
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THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE AND WESTERN CIVILIZATION |
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The Italian Peninsula in the Fifteenth Century |
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Humanism |
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The Society of the Court, the Family and the Street |
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Woman |
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FOOTNOTES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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BOARDENING MAN'S HORIZONS |
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Italian Born Scientists |
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Scientific Contributions by Italians in America |
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Italian Explorer and Travellers |
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FOOTNOTES |
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THE MOSAIC OF ITALIAN CULTURE |
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Art |
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Architecture |
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Music |
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Literature |
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FOOTNOTES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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PART TWO : ITALIAN IMMIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT |
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ITALIANS IN AMERICA : THE FORMATIVE YEARS (1600-1880) |
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Early Settlers |
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Philip Mazzei |
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Italians and the American Revolution |
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Fransesco Vigo |
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Italians and the Fomation of American Culture |
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Italians in the Business Community |
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THE DISTANT MAGNET: ITALIAN IMMIGRATION TO AMERICA (1870-1970) |
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Reason for Migration |
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Patterns of Migration |
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Statistical Information on Early Italian Immigrants |
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Occupations of Early Immigrants |
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Present Italian Immigration to America |
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FOOTNOTES |
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ANTI-ITALIAN SENTIMENT IN AMERICA |
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Violence against Italians |
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Sacco and Vanzetti |
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The Quota System and U.S. Immigration Policy |
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The Catholic Church and the Children of Colombus |
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World War II |
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Post World War II and Cleveland |
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FOOTNOTES |
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PART THREE : THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY OF CLEVELAND |
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THE ITALIAN COMMUNITY OF CLEVELAND : AN INTRODUCTION |
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Sources |
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Early Settlements |
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The "Chain of Migration" |
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The Hometown Societies |
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The Immigrant's Bureau in Cleveland |
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Big Italy and Hiram House |
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Little Italy |
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The Italian Churches in Cleveland: Roman Catholic and Protestant |
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Ethnic Mobility among Italians in Cleveland |
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Italians in the Professions during the Early Years |
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Poor Relief and Crime |
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FOOTNOTES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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THE ITALIANS OF CLEVELAND: PROHIBITION TO WORLD WAR II |
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The Issues of Prohibition and Crime |
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Italians and the Depression |
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Facism and the Italian American Community |
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Italian American Loyalty and World War II |
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FOOTNOTES |
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ITALIAN FAMILIES, FESTIVAL AND FOODS |
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ITALIAN FOODS |
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ITALIAN ETHNICITY IN CLEVELAND: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMMORROW |
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From Traditional Neighborhoods to the Suburbs |
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Italian in Cleveland Politics |
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Italianta in Cleveland's Colleges, Universities and Schools |
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The Italian-American Media in Cleveland |
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Il Cenacolo |
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The Future of Italian Ethnicity in Cleveland |
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FOOTNOTES |
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APPENDIX I
Preparing an Italian American Genealogy |
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APPENDIX II
Resource Materials for Secondary School Teachers; Teaching the Italian-American Experience |
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TABLE A
Italian Immigration to the United States, 1820-1975 |
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TABLE B
Italian Immigration to Cleveland |
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TABLE C
Federal Population Figures on Cleveland with Special Emphasis on the Italian Population, 1900-1970 |
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TABLE D:
Distribution of Italian-Born Immigrants in Ohio by Decade, 1850-1970 |
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TABLE E:
Native Born and Italian Born Clevelenders Receiving Public Assistance, 1874-1913 |
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TABLE F:
Italian Arrests in Cleveland, 1870-1902 |
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TABLE G:
Population Change in Italian-Born Resident by Census Tract, 1910-1970 |
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