Gelsomina's Story of Caesar Lucchesi A True Tale of Italian Immigrants by Lou Ellyn Helman and Maria Vezzetti Matson
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The author's have gathered Gelsomina's tale from family stories, memorabilia, and from Gelsomina's handwritten (in Italian) journal. Includes over 60 pages of historical pictures.
From the cover:
"Caesar Lucchesi came to the United States in 1899 with the hope of striking it rich in the copper mines of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Another emigrant, Gelsomina Andreini, also left the rolling Tuscany hills for America. Destiny
brings them together.
Gelsomina shares their story of love, family and hard work. Included are memories of the 1913 Copper Mine Strike, incidents of Caesar's constant fight to keep the roads snow-free for his buses, and tales of how Caesar becomes a leading citizen, an outstanding businessman and a pioneer in transportation on land and in the air.
The Lucchesi story embodies the spirit of the American Dream and, while unique to Michigan's Upper Peninsula, tells an experience shared by a Nation."
From the cover:
"Caesar Lucchesi came to the United States in 1899 with the hope of striking it rich in the copper mines of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Another emigrant, Gelsomina Andreini, also left the rolling Tuscany hills for America. Destiny
brings them together.
Gelsomina shares their story of love, family and hard work. Included are memories of the 1913 Copper Mine Strike, incidents of Caesar's constant fight to keep the roads snow-free for his buses, and tales of how Caesar becomes a leading citizen, an outstanding businessman and a pioneer in transportation on land and in the air.
The Lucchesi story embodies the spirit of the American Dream and, while unique to Michigan's Upper Peninsula, tells an experience shared by a Nation."
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