Viewing an American Ethnic Community: Rochester, New York, Italians in Photographs

The Italians of Rochester were unique because of the history, culture, and society to which they adapted. This photo-book is a record of the city and its Italian community, showing mainly the happy times in the city and of the community, for the joys always trumped the problems.

Author: Frank A. Salamone
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 12/28/2009
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.32w x 0.23d
ISBN13: 9780761848141
ISBN10: 0761848142
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Minority Studies
- History | United States | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | General

About the Author
Frank A. Salamone is Chair of the Sociology-Anthropology Department at Iona College. Salamone, a native of Rochester, New York, is married and has seven children, ten grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He has authored many books, including two others on the Italians of Rochester, and The Culture of Jazz: Jazz as Critical Culture (UPA 2008). He has also published over 100 articles, many on Rochester Italians.