ITALIAN ROOTS AND CANADIAN BLOSSOMS: A HISTORY OF BRANTFORD'S ITALIAN-CANADIAN COMMUNITY, 1880-1999. by Martino, Arcangelo - 2000

Brantford, Ontario: Almar , 2000. 361 pp, 9" H. B&w drawings and maps, b&w and colour photographs. "The main purpose of this book is to provide future generations with a history of the Italian-Canadian community of Brantford from the early 1880s to the present time. It deals with the early Italian immigrants, also known within the coummunity as the 'pioneers' or 'old-timers', and with the Italian immigrants who settled in Brantford after the Second World War, also known as the 'new-comers' or 'greenhorns'. It tells the story of those Brantfordians whose roots sink in Italian soil and produce and noursh prosperous blossoms in Canada, the world's most hospitable land for migrants to settle in. I will elaborate on the background of the immigration of Italians to Brantford, their settlement and occuptional patterns, ethnic enterprises, religious history, effort and desire to preserve and pass on to new generations their old country traditions and values, their efforts and talents, that have contributed to a great extent to make Brantford what it is today." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light toning to the top of the text block, minor tiny creases at the corners of the covers, slight fading of the spine colour.. Not Signed. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.