This book details the Italian immigrant experience in San Francisco from the Gold Rush to the Mayoralty of George Moscone - which is to say the entire life cycle of the Italian community - and defines the concept of community in a way never seen before.

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SEBASTIAN FICHERA holds a doctorate in history from UCLA, USA. He has published articles in History News Network and in Studi Emigrazione.

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Book Title: Italy on the Pacific
Book Subtitle: San Francisco’s Italian Americans
Authors: Sebastian Fichera
Series Title: Italian and Italian American Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137002068
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-33878-4Published: 16 November 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-34188-7Published: 16 November 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-00206-8Published: 16 November 2011
Series ISSN: 2635-2931
Series E-ISSN: 2635-294X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 239
Topics: US History, Modern History, History of the Americas, History of Italy, Social History, Cultural History

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