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Not much has been written about the Italian immigrant experience prior to 1880. This book, through careful analysis of primary and archival sources, brings to life the Civil War-time trials and tribulations of several notable Italian Americans--Bancroft Gherardi, Luigi Palma di Cesnola, Francis B. Spinola, Decimus et Ultimus Barziza, and Edward Ferrero, among others. Though their numbers were few, Italian Americans played central roles in the bloodiest war in our country's history. Included in this book are samples of John Garibaldi's wartime correspondence to his wife, lists of Italian...

Part I of this volume, Italians Before the Great Migration, contains the on-topic papers that were highlighted during the American italian Historical Association annual meeting. They display a wide range of subjects and disciplinary approaches. Part II is composed of essays on Literature and Ethnic Identity that are not limited to the central conference topic. Part III, Poetry, is a collection of poems that span a wide range of human emotions and humanistic sensibilities, presented in English and Italian.

Part I of this volume, Italians Before the Great Migration, contains the on-topic papers that were highlighted during the American italian Historical Association annual meeting. They display a wide range of subjects and disciplinary approaches. Part II is composed of essays on Literature and Ethnic Identity that are not limited to the central conference topic. Part III, Poetry, is a collection of poems that span a wide range of human emotions and humanistic sensibilities, presented in English and Italian.