essay
Working for some rich people: an oral history of Highwood, Illinois
melting pot and beyond : italian americans in the year 2000 • Staten Island, New York • Published In 1987 • Pages: 259-272
By: Bernardi, Adria.
Abstract
This article, based on interviews with about forty members of the Highwood community, presents a portrait of the Italian American immigrants of that town in the 1920s and 1930s. Selections from these interviews deal primarily with the type of work that the Highwood Italian immigrants did for the 'rich people' of that community.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Historian
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1991
- Field Date
- 1980-1985
- Coverage Date
- ca. 1920-1940
- Coverage Place
- Highwood, Ill., United States
- Notes
- [by] Adria Bernardi
- Includes bibliography
- LCSH
- Italian Americans