California’s gold country has been profoundly influenced by Italian culture for the last 160 years. Immigrants from Italy’s northern provinces were drawn here by the lure of gold; but it was the allure of the California foothills; where they found the terrain and Mediterranean climate similar to that of Italy; that convinced them to stay. California’s fledgling economy provided unparalleled opportunities for Italian businessmen; and unclaimed land was available for agriculturalists. Settlement soon brought women and children; and within a decade; Italians represented a significant portion of the population in the region; numbering among the gold country’s leading farmers; merchants; and tradesmen. The Mother Lode also offered women unique advantages; and Italian women proved wonderfully resourceful when necessity demanded. The 1870s saw a second wave of immigration; as Italian laborers arrived to work in the large; corporate-owned gold mines. Descendents of many of these Italian pioneers remain in the gold country to this day.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Understand the history; understand the problemBy Jerry A. CarterGood source of basic historical information that balances the biased news reporting. When you understand the background; you understand the difficulty of the conflict and the solution regardless of your political view. A good read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Nice to read something positive for a change.By CustomerEven though I have read a lot about Israel and am kept up-to-date regularly; I found it very informative and have sent it also to a family member in Holland who tends to be a bit negative on the subject; like most of the articles you read in the paper. Catharina1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The book contains some supposed "facts" regarding the period 1915-1923 ...By James E. LancasterThe book contains some supposed "facts" regarding the period 1915-1923 that don't agree with historical documents or scholarly books about the period.
