The Italian American Experience in New Haven : Images And Oral Histories

Foreword ix Mary Ann McDonald Carolan Acknowledgments xiii Preface xvii Life in Italy 1(9) The Journey to America: Life on the Ships 10(9) A New Life in New Haven 19(16) Becoming American Citizens 35(7) Going to School 42(10) The Spanish Flu Epidemic in New Haven 52(9) Justice Denied: The Execution of Sacco and Vanzetti 61(7) Letters to Loved Ones 68(13) Fables and Proverbs 81(8) Farming Life in New Haven 89(13) Working Life Experiences 102(23) New Haven's Garment Workers: Life in the Sweatshops 125(34) Workers Organize: The Labor Movement in New Haven 159(24) Northerners and Southerners 183(13) Going Back to Italy 196(6) The Depression in New Haven 202(5) Witches, Healers and Herbs 207(11) Italian Feasts 218(8) Italian Societies 226(11) Sports Stories 237(9) Artists and Singers 246(12) Meat Markets, Pastry Shops, Bakeries and Pizzerias 258(8) Holiday Celebrations 266(13) Vanishing Dialects 279(9) Life by the Sea 288(15) New Haven's Italian Americans in World War II 303(17) The Franklin Street Fire 320(15) Life in the Annex 335(14) Life in the Wooster Square Neighborhood 349(19) Life in the Hill 368(9) Life in the Forbes Avenue Neighborhood 377(6) Life in Fair Haven 383(9) Life in the Legion Avenue Neighborhood 392(12) Highways and Urban Renewal: New Haven Forever Changed 404(31) Afterword 435(6) Philip Langdon Notes 441(6) Bibliography 447(4) Index of Photographs 451