My Father's Compass: Leadership Lessons for an Immigrant Son - Hardcover

Perry J. Martini

9780972732345: My Father's Compass: Leadership Lessons for an Immigrant Son

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0972732349 ISBN 13: 9780972732345

Publisher: Academy Leadership Publishing, 2006

This is a story about Perry Enio Martini, an immigrant who crossed an ocean to come to a new land to find freedom and a better life. It is also a story about his father, Vincenzo, whose vision sparked the quest to America, and on the other end of the timeline, his son Perry J. Martini, who shares the lessons he learned from both of them in the pages of this book. But even more important, it is a story about America.

Countless Italian immigrants passed through Ellis Island, known to many as the "Island of Tears," from 1892 to 1934. These peasant farmers abandoned their lifestyle of hardship to follow their dreams of prosperity and freedom. The author takes you on a personal journey with his family from the moment they walked down the hills of their Abruzzo village in Italy, to the arduous crossing of the Atlantic, to their first glimpse of the welcoming Statue of Liberty, and finally, to their settling in Northeastern Ohio.

My Father's Compass is a book you will not want to put down. Not only does it tell a fascinating story, it reveals the power of faith, family, friends, and country and the lessons of life while serving others above self. It is a dynamic and inspirational exploration of lessons of leadership at its deepest roots, and a glimpse into the soul of an Italian-American who has inherited a strong and enduring passion for both his heritage and the nation that too many of us take for granted.

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