Italians of Northeastern Pennsylvania (PA) (Images of America)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0738536393
ISBN 13
9780738536392
Category
culture and community
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Publication Year
2004
Publisher
Pages
128
Description
Every Labor Day weekend, hundreds of thousands of people flock to Courthouse Square in Scranton for the largest ethnic festival in northeastern Pennsylvania: La Festa Italiana. The Italians of this region have been proudly celebrating their heritage since their arrival in this country with traditional festivals, including La Corsa dei Ceri in Jessup and Dunmore’s procession in honor of St. Rocco. Using vintage and recent photographs, Italians of Northeastern Pennsylvania shows how the Italian immigrants to this area, some of whom arrived with little more than the clothes on their back, became well-respected community leaders. Through hard work and dedication, they have made northeastern Pennsylvania into an area that defines the term “ethnic pride.” - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
