The Deeds Of My Fathers

How My Grandfather and Father Built New York and Created the Tabloid World of Today

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century, Biography & Memoir, Literary, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime
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Author: Paul Pope ISBN: 9781442209107
Publisher: A Philip Turner Book with Rowman & Littlefield Publication: November 11, 2010
Imprint: A Philip Turner Book with Rowman & Littlefield Language: English
Author: Paul Pope
ISBN: 9781442209107
Publisher: A Philip Turner Book with Rowman & Littlefield
Publication: November 11, 2010
Imprint: A Philip Turner Book with Rowman & Littlefield
Language: English

This engrossing saga begins when Generoso Pope, Sr., just 15, flees Italy and his domineering father, sailing to America with only pennies in his pockets. He passes through Ellis Island in 1906 and soon finds work in the sand pits of Long Island, just as this coarse sand, mixed with cement, is becoming New York City?s key building block. He becomes foreman, then president of a company supplying material for landmarks like Radio City Music Hall and Rockefeller Center. Intent on becoming a kingmaker, he also constructs a media empire, becoming publisher of the Italian-American newspaper, Il Progresso. His endorsement is soon sought by politicians aspiring to become mayor of New York City and president of the United States.

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This engrossing saga begins when Generoso Pope, Sr., just 15, flees Italy and his domineering father, sailing to America with only pennies in his pockets. He passes through Ellis Island in 1906 and soon finds work in the sand pits of Long Island, just as this coarse sand, mixed with cement, is becoming New York City?s key building block. He becomes foreman, then president of a company supplying material for landmarks like Radio City Music Hall and Rockefeller Center. Intent on becoming a kingmaker, he also constructs a media empire, becoming publisher of the Italian-American newspaper, Il Progresso. His endorsement is soon sought by politicians aspiring to become mayor of New York City and president of the United States.

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