• The flight to Ellis Island

  • May 24 2024
  • Length: 11 mins
  • Podcast

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The flight to Ellis Island

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  • Author Jerre Mangione's book {America is also Italian} proudly narrated by Chef Walter Potenza.


    Mr. Mangione became a professor in the English department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1961 and was named emeritus professor of American literature upon his retirement in 1978. Among the works he produced during his tenure were ''Passion for Sicilians: The World Around Danilo Dolci'' (1968) and ''An Ethnic at Large: Memoirs of America in the '30s and '40s'' (1978). Upon completing his last book, ''La Storia: Five Centuries of the Italian-American Experience,'' which he wrote with Ben Morreale, Mr. Mangione was honored by the Library of Congress with an exhibition of his works and papers.


    Note: The podcast intends to honor and glorify Jerre Mangione's memory and the immense contributions he left behind!

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