Pioneering Generations: The Utica College Story, 1946-1996

By John Behrens

A long-time student of ethnic life in Oneida Country, Philip A. Bean has crafted an authoritative yet readable history of the development of the Italian political machine in Utica from its origin in the immigrant community that formed in East Utica in the 1880s. Bean provides the most comprehensive treatment yet of the transition from the Wheeler to the Pellettieri, Bertolini and Elefante-led political establishments that wielded so much influence on the development of modern Utica. Deftly placing the political landscape within the contexts of ethnic and general community development, he also chronicles the relevant religious and labor history that coincided with the rise of Italian political power, as well as the changing attitudes of the immigrant community toward the rise of Mussolini and other world and national events.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096603631X
• ISBN13: 9780966036312
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Utica College
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"