The Immgrant World of Ybor City: Italians and Their Latin Neighbors in Tampa, 1885-1985 (Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Centennial Series) [Hardcover]

Gary R. Mormino (Author), George E. Pozzetta (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press; 1st edition (December 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0252013514
• ISBN-13: 978-0252013515
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,376,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book on Tampa's history and culture, November 9, 1999

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This review is from: The Immigrant World of Ybor City: Italians and Their Latin Neighbors in Tampa, 1885-1985 (Florida Sand Dollar Books) (Paperback)

In the past, I have had the great opportunity to have Gary Mormino as my history teacher at the University of South Florida. He was, to say the least, a grand teacher. His skill exhibited in the class, to say the least, come alive in this book. This is a great book and a great read - find it and read it.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very well written book!!, December 12, 2001

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A. Carpenter "free-peltier" (Tampa, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Immigrant World of Ybor City: Italians and Their Latin Neighbors in Tampa, 1885-1985 (Florida Sand Dollar Books) (Paperback)

As a person who grew up in Tampa, and is very aware of Ybor City, I think this book is great. Mormino and Pozzetta outdid themselves on this book. There is so much detail in this book, it feels like you are walking the old brick streets in Ybor. Hopefullly more teachers will have their class read this as it pertains to a great piece of America's history.

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting history of Italian Immigrants in Ybor, April 19, 2010

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Gary E. Johnson (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Immigrant World of Ybor City: Italians and Their Latin Neighbors in Tampa, 1885-1985 (Florida Sand Dollar Books) (Paperback)

Excellent history of our ancestors who immigrated to Ybor City. Easy reading. It's really great that someone took the time to create a historic document of a day gone by. As a 45 yr. old, my family members who remember those days were gone before I or anyone else in the family cared.