Italians of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania

by Nicholas P. Ciotola

Book Overview

In 1930, one out of every six Pittsburgh residents was an immigrant. More came from Italy than from any other country in the world. Drawn by chain migration and the prospect of work in coal mines,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738537780
• ISBN13: 9780738537788
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Emotive images that tell the story

Nick Ciotola's beautiful tribute to the Italians of Pittsburgh and Western Pa uses photographs to tell the story of a bittersweet past. Joyful occasions, sad occasions and hard work are carved in the faces of the photos. I must tell you how I found the book. I saw it on the Book shelf at the History Center and opened to a page. On that page was an image of my Aunt as a child in the "procession" of the Blessed Virgin. I looked at the name and saw it was contributed to my late Father. (Himself an immigrant and photographer) It is masterfully edited together by Ciotola in to segments of life; Church, Work, Family, sports etc. The words kept to a minimum because; there is little need for them. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand the Italian immigrant experience Bravo!