Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. In Memory of My Friend, Anthony Riccio 1952–2022 xi
5. Foreword xv
6. 1 Life in Southern Italy at the Turn of the Century 1
7. 2 Leaving Italy for the Promise of America 27
8. 3 The Journey to Boston 35
9. 4 A New Life in the North End 41
10. 5 Becoming an American Citizen 65
11. 6 The Italian Mother 71
12. 7 The Italian Father 83
13. 8 The Oral Tradition Family Stories, Dialects, Folktales, and Prayers 95
14. 9 Italy and the North End in World War I 107
15. 10 Garlic Necklaces, Camphor Bags, and Shots of Anisette: The Spanish Flu Pandemic in the North End 113
16. 11 The Molasses Explosion 119
17. 12 Italian American Street Life 129
18. 13 Going to School 151
19. 14 Justice Denied :Sacco and Vanzetti 163
20. 15 The Depression in the North End 169
21. 16 Seamstresses and Factory Workers: Italian American Women at Work 181
22. 17 Making It in the North End: Italian American Men at Work 199
23. 18 Making Wine, Drinking Wine 217
24. 19 Life in the Tenements 225
25. 20 Sicilian Fishermen in the North End 237
26. 21 Miracles, Societies, and Processions 249
27. 22 Christmas in the North End 263
28. 23 Irish and Italians 271
29. 24 Refugees in the North End: West Enders Tell Their Stories 279
30. 25 Local Politics 287
31. 26 Gangsters and Racketeers 299
32. 27 Life in a Cold-Water Flat 305
33. 28 The Changing North End 311
34. 29 The Old Waterfront and the New Boston 333
35. 30 Poor Tenant, Poor Landlord 351
36. 31 Meglio Pane e Cipolla, e Sola 359
37. Epilogue: Anthony’s Gift to Us 379
38. Notes 399
39. Index 407