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{en} Barbara Marinacci. They came from Italy: The stories of famous Italian-Americans. New York, NY: Dodd, Mead, 1967.

Abstract

Juvenile audience.

Contents

Introduction: the Italians come.--An iron hand in the wilderness: Henri de Tonti.--He talked of freedom: Philip Mazzei.--The artist of the Capitol: Constantino Brumidi.--The general commands a museum: Luigi Palma di Cesnola.--A saint among the immigrants: Francesca Xavier Cabrini.--The maestro in America: Arturo Toscanini.--A banker for Americans: A.P. Giannini.--The biggest little man in the country: Fiorella H. La Guardia.--Columbus to the atomic age: Enrico Fermi.--A summing up: the Italians stay.--Bibliography (p. 231-238).