Download or read book Italy on the Pacific written by S. Fichera and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book details the Italian immigrant experience in San Francisco from the Gold Rush to the Mayoralty of George Moscone - which is to say the entire life cycle of the Italian community - and defines the concept of community in a way never seen before.