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The Boston Italians

Steve Puleo’s third book is The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance and Paesani, from the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day. The book is described as “a great read for the generalist and a gold mine of information for the specialist” by Thomas H. O’Connor, university historian at Boston College. It details the experience of Boston’s Italian immigrants as they battled poverty, illiteracy, and prejudice, and chronicles their rich history in Boston up to the present day. To read personal stories from readers of the book, visit the Readers' Stories section.

The Boston Italians selected for Sons of Italy National Book Club

The Boston Italians was named a Sons of Italy National Book Club selection for the Fall of 2007. This national organization chooses only 12 to 24 titles each year for this honor. Sons of Italy members in an estimated 700 chapters around the country discuss the books during monthly meetings. The books are also profiled in Italian America Magazine, the most widely read publication in the United States for Italian Americans.

Meet Steve and hear him discuss The Boston Italians

Steve Puleo has been making many appearances to discuss his writing, research, and inspiration for The Boston Italians, the first full-length, 130-year history of the Italians in Boston. Steve has woven his own family’s story through the course of the book as illustrative of the overall fabric of the Boston Italian experience.

For a complete schedule of Steve's presentations, visit the Appearances section of this site.

   
 
 

The North End has provided the heartbeat of Italian life in Boston for more than a century. Here is a scene from the neighborhood around 1937.

Photo by Leslie Jones, Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Print Department
 

Boston's urban landscape provided a multitude of jobs for Italian immigrants, many of whom arrived in America with little more than the clothes on their back. These street sweepers work in the North End around 1909.

Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Print Department

 
 

 
 

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