book chapter

Vengo per fare l'America: the sojourner businessman

new explorations in italian american studies: proceedings of the 25th annual conference of the american italian historical association, washington, d.c., november 12-14, 1992Washington, D.C. • Published In 1992 • Pages: 91-99

By: La Sorte, Michael.

Abstract
This is a paper on immigrant grocery businesses and Italian American involvement in it. LaSorte makes several general statements and then illustrates them with the life histories of two Italian-American grocers in Utica, New York, one successful and one not.
Subjects
Life history materials
External migration
Retail marketing
Retail businesses
Sales promotion
Individual enterprise
Competition
culture
Italian Americans
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Historian
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ;1999
Field Date
Not Specified
Coverage Date
1900-1911
Coverage Place
Utica, N.Y., United States
Notes
[Michael La Sorte]
Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-99)
LCCN
94032166
LCSH
Italian Americans