Philadelphia's King of Little Italy : C.C.A. Baldi & His Brothers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Douglas, Charles G.

Contributor:

Baldi III, Victor L.

Baldi Swift, Douglas.

Series:

American Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baldi, C. C. A., 1862-1930.

Baldi, C. C. A.

Baldi, C. C. A., 1862-1930--Family.

Baldi family.

Italian Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--20th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Genre:

Biographies

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2022.

Summary:

"C.C.A. Baldi ruled Little Italy, and everyone who wished to deal with the Italians knew it." Go back to turn of the century Philadelphia and discover the incredible immigrant success story of C.C.A. Baldi and his brothers as they build a business empire while pathing a path for the Italian community and becoming the King of Little Italy.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. The Land Left Behind

2. Philadelphia and the Italians

3. C.C.A. Baldi's Start in Philadelphia

4. Was C.C.A. a Padrone?

5. The Coal Yard: First Large Baldi Brothers Business

6. C.C.A. Takes a Wife

7. The Brothers Incorporate

8. The Baldi Funeral Home

9. Italian Exchange Bank

10. The Newspaper L'Opinione

11. Immigration and Labor

12. Columbus, Verdi and Italian Pride

13. Education and Americanization

14. From Community Leader to Knighthood

15. The Vare and Baldi Republican Party Machine

16. Critics and Rivals

17. Attempted Assassination by Bombing

18. Washington's Crossing and Idlab Farm

19. Death of C.C.A. Baldi

20. First Generation of Americans

Epilogue

Appendices

Notes

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Douglas, Charles G. Philadelphia's King of Little Italy

ISBN:

9781439676363

1439676364

OCLC:

1347029101