Most accounts of Italian immigration published in English have dealt with the waves of migration from southern Italy; but very little has been written on those who left northern Italy and their migration patterns. This book explores the factors that drove people who were strongly attached to their home paese (towns) to become global adventurers; as well as what factors drew them to central Massachusetts. Research was completed using American archives and in Italian-language sources in Venice; Treviso; Vittorio Veneto; and Belluno; Italy. At first the Veneti sought seasonal work in Austria and then moved across northern Europe. As conditions worsened; they became increasingly mobile. They used the transport systems to commute to Massachusetts where opportunities in quarries; foundries; and factories attracted seasonal workers. Many emigrants used temporary work to support their families in the mountains from 1880-1900 but it became increasingly difficult. My research shows that there was a complex migration of highly mobile northerners and their mobility began earlier than from the south. Over time large numbers of northern Italians found that Central Massachusetts offered opportunity. Unlike many southerners who settled in New York and Chicago; many northern Italians settled in industrialized smaller towns where they had originally found seasonal work. As one of America's most highly-industrialized regions with a strong demand for unskilled labor; first and second generation European immigrants became 74% of the population; but the influx led to a backlash in the 1920s as anti-Italian hostility intensified during the Sacco and Vanzetti trial.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Ever newBy JerryA romantic view of the past for sure but one worth considering.Certainly our modern culture could never provide a foundation that would propel civilization forward for two thousand years. In fact the only things worth preserving; from a cultural basis; is what we received from our faithful fathers and moderns seem committed to undermining those values.A true barbarian is one who doesn't have the ability to create. Since creating is always an act of sacrifice and love does not exist without sacrifice it's simple to see that our modern world is void of sacrifice and thus love in the true sense.So you can divide humanity into two camp. The creators; like those who created the Cathedrals of Europe and the barbarian who create nothing at best and often tend to destroy their host in parasitical fashion. When you consider the fact that the cathedrals of Europe were created not just by the architectural experts of the day but every man in the town you can realize how creativity has been extracted from our lives.We now live atomized lives and would never consider such an enterprise such as cleaning the local park; much less building a Cathedral0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Monumental and Thought-provokingBy Thomas E. GullicksonI found this second volume by John Senior as inspiring and thought provoking as the first. The Kindle scan of the book is a bit aggravating because of errors in the Latin text; but otherwise great.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Read it; understand it; follow it.By RayI dod not smash my TV; but I did get rid of it. My review of the first book stands firm for this one also.
