Not To The Manor Born
Poetic Portraits of the struggles, celebrations of Italian-American immigranats and the assimilation of their offspring
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About the Book
Author Donna Clementoni,
mining the resources of
history and hearsay,
pens a portrait of
her Italian-American relatives
in poetic tribute to their
immigration to America in search of
a better life for their families.
Their trials and tribulations
are recounted in
charming and colorful verse
as they assimilate into their new land,
move into its neighborhoods,
fight in its wars
and pursue the American Dream.
They were not to the manor born.
Intrinsically, they understood
that there are those
who lord over the land
and those who labor.
Immigrants from the Mezzogiorno,
Italy's poorest region south of Rome,
belonged to this less fortunate
fraternity.
These amazing pioneers,
out of sheer desperation
or fearless determination,
charted the course for
all their descendants to follow.
About the Author
Author, Donna Clementoni, mining the resources of history and hearsay, pens a portrait of her Italian-American relatives in poetic tribute to their immigration to America in search of a better life for their families.
Their trials and tribulations are recounted in charming and colorful verse as they assimilate into this new land, move into its neighborhoods, fight in its wars and pursue the American Dream.