The House That Giacomo Built: History of an Italian Family, 1898-1978 - Softcover

Pitkin, Donald S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1883058708 ISBN 13: 9781883058708

Publisher: Dowling College Press, 1999

Synopsis

The House that Giacomo Build is the engaging story of the struggle, perseverance, and success of an Italian working-class family to achieve its goal of stability and family unity. It begins in southern Italy at the turn of the centruy with the unremittingly impoverished lives of Rosa and Francesco Patella. Moving north with them in 1933, as the couple search for a better life, we follow the fortunes of Maria, their daughter, and her husband, Giacomo Savo, and their four children. The story of the Savo family speaks to people everywhere who are seeking for social arrangements that will give added meaning to their lives.

About this title

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I was unprepared for what I saw when I drove into Giacomo's yard on Sunday, January 23, 1977. I had been out of touch with the Savo family for some time. I had sent a telegram from Rome saying that I would be down for the day, but it had not arrived. Maria was hanging out the wash. She was surprised to see me but not unduly so; life is full of the unpredictable.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dowling College Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1883058708
• ISBN 13: 9781883058708
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 339