{"product_id":"il-viaggio-victoria-v-sirianni-9798995821205","title":"Il Viaggio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003el Viaggio\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of those who came, who mostly thrived but often suffered. It is the story of the country that received them, and the country let them go. While the subject matter is Italian immigrants, it is the story of millions of others who created a great immigrant nation. It is a true story of \"e pluribus unum.\"\u003cem\u003e Il Viaggio \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of anecdotes and musings that chronicle the arduous journey to becoming American. Some tell of little-known or forgotten events. Others document people and lives that would be forever lost as families move further from their Italian heritage. It is a love letter to the unsung heroes of the Italian Diaspora-those who left the land they loved in search of a better life, those who died in America's coal mines and factories, and those who fought and died for their new homeland, some on the battlefield of their ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt pulls no punches in identifying the sources and reasons for America's often ungracious treatment of its immigrants. It also examines the role of Italy's constitutional monarchy that caused the degradation and poverty of its South and the Italian Diaspora. And while \u003cem\u003eIl Viaggio\u003c\/em\u003e examines topics of prejudice and exclusion, it also honors goodness, pride, beauty, and love, which fill many of its pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause \u003cem\u003eIl Viaggio\u003c\/em\u003e is the journey of many Italian Americans, it is heavily footnoted to encourage others to trace their own family's experience and to actively preserve and share it with their children or grandchildren. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria V. Sirianni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995821205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gattopardo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d","brand":"Victoria V. Sirianni","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49148638527743,"sku":"9798995821205","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/il-viaggio-victoria-v-sirianni-9798995821205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}