My Great Grandfather was at the Centennial celbration. He represented Italy and its "exotic" food then known as "macaroni and other pastes."
My Grandfather (Biagio Russo) was from Palermo, Sicily and to see life in the US must have shocked the 25 year old man. One culd walk about without armed guards in Philly, then--not Sicily.
The book is a good start if one is looking for leads to study more on the Centennial. In fact, there are two Delaware Librarians to contact to follow up on any info on the Centennial.
This book is a good start. Full of pictures and info to follow up on--but if one wants more details--you will have to follow the leads presented in the book--because there are not a lot on this topic.
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