Philadelphia's King of Little Italy
eBook - ePub

Philadelphia's King of Little Italy

C.C.A. Baldi & His Brothers

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Philadelphia's King of Little Italy

C.C.A. Baldi & His Brothers

About this book

"C.C.A. Baldi ruled Little Italy, and everyone who wished to deal with the Italians knew it."

Go back to turn of the century Philadelphia and discover the incredible immigrant success story of C.C.A. Baldi and his brothers as they build a business empire while pathing a path for the Italian community and becoming the King of Little Italy.

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Information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2022
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9781439676363
Subtopic
Business Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. The Land Left Behind
  8. 2. Philadelphia and the Italians
  9. 3. C.C.A. Baldi’s Start in Philadelphia
  10. 4. Was C.C.A. a Padrone?
  11. 5. The Coal Yard: First Large Baldi Brothers Business
  12. 6. C.C.A. Takes a Wife
  13. 7. The Brothers Incorporate
  14. 8. The Baldi Funeral Home
  15. 9. Italian Exchange Bank
  16. 10. The Newspaper L’Opinione
  17. 11. Immigration and Labor
  18. 12. Columbus, Verdi and Italian Pride
  19. 13. Education and Americanization
  20. 14. From Community Leader to Knighthood
  21. 15. The Vare and Baldi Republican Party Machine
  22. 16. Critics and Rivals
  23. 17. Attempted Assassination by Bombing
  24. 18. Washington’s Crossing and Idlab Farm
  25. 19. Death of C.C.A. Baldi
  26. 20. First Generation of Americans
  27. Epilogue
  28. Appendices
  29. Notes
  30. About the Author

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