Italians of San Joaquin County (Images of America)

By: Ralph A. Clark and Pacific Italian Alliance

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Synopsis: Italians were among the first European settlers in California, as fishermen from Italy arrived in the 1830s. After gold was discovered in 1848, immigrants from all over the world came for the opportunity that California presented. For the Italians, they encountered a terrain and climate so similar to their homeland that many stayed on to make California their new home. In San Joaquin County, the Italian influence remains profound, with the immigrants and their descendants helping develop the area's cultural, agricultural, and business climate into what it is today. The legacy of the Italian pioneers has enriched San Joaquin County in immeasurable ways. Every aspect of life here has been touched, molded, and made better by this industrious group who came to a distant land to make a better life.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 128 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781439648155
Related ISBNs:: 9781467132329
Publisher:: Arcadia Publishing
Date of Addition:: 12/12/22
Copyrighted By:: Pacific Italian Alliance and Ralph A. Clark
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.