"Stephen Puleo breaks new ground and dispels old myths about Italians who settled here."
Read the full story from The Boston Globe
"The Boston Italians is a thorough, readable and detailed recapitulation of the Italian experience in America and Boston."
Read the full story from The Providence Journal
“Puleo captures the spirit of proud, hard-working people who rallied around each other to make a better life.”
Read the full story from The Patriot Ledger
“Puleo has crafted an unsparing, but mostly admiring, account of a colorful and vibrant community as it battled for social acceptance and political recognition.”
Read Michael Kenney's column from The Boston Globe
"Puleo has written a book that moves along like a fast-paced novel. The Boston Italians is truly a magnificent work." Read the review from PRIMO magazine
"I strongly recommend that everyone read this masterfully written book." Read
the review from The Post-Gazette
"Puleo has honored our ancestors by telling their story truthfully and with compassion." Read the review from Lo Specchio
"At long last, a historically accurate and well-crafted history of the Italian
community that flourished in Boston’s North End. Drawing upon original
documents, as well as anecdotes from the lives of his own family, Stephen Puleo
has produced a work that is a great read for the generalist and a gold mine
of information for the specialist. The Boston Italians is the inspiring
story of a people who rose from poverty and discrimination to become a prosperous
and productive part of Boston’s colorful history."
Thomas H. O’Connor, university historian at Boston College and author
of The Boston Irish
“This vivid, engaging and well-researched account of Boston’s
rich Italian heritage is an inspiring contribution not only to the history
of the city, but to the story of America. Part elegy, part paean, The Boston
Italians is a compelling document that honors the generations of immigrants
who inspired it.”
Chris Castellani, author of The Saint of Lost Things and A Kiss
from Maddalena
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