essay
Beyond the frozen wastes: Italian sojourners and settlers in British Columbia
arrangiarsi : the italian immigration experience on canada • Montreal, Quebec, Canada • Published In 1992 • Pages: 135-161
By: Scardellato, Gabriele P..
Abstract
This is an historical study of the settlement of immigrant Italians in British Columbia and their employment in mines and as construction laborers on the Canadian Pacific Railway from approximately the 1840s to 1930. Scardellato describes the various settlements that sprang up throughout the area as many immigrants followed the routes of construction of the CPR. The author also notes the particular characteristics of the Italian Canadian settlements in Vancouver.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle; 2000
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- 1840s-1930
- Coverage Place
- British Columbia, Canada
- Notes
- Gabriele P. Scardellato
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-161)
- LCCN
- 89197577
- LCSH
- Italians--Canada