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May 24, 2011

South of Rome-West of Ellis Island....BLOG INDEX

Tom Verso
From South of Rome to West of Ellis Island

List of blog articles and ‘links’ by category in mostly reverse chronology...last update 7/18/16

May 10, 2011

Napoleon, Ferdinand and Italian American Ancestors - “When the elephants fight, the grass gets trampled”

Tom Verso
Napoleon (lf.) Ferdinand (rt.) & “Travelers Attacked by Brigands” by Nicolaes Bercahem

Italian America bourgeoisie/literati, acting the de-facto role of Northern Italian tourist agents, promote the Streets of Florence and Milan. While the reality of southern-Italian...