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From the Ground Up
Frank Colantonio
其他書名
An Italian Immigrant's Story
出版Between the Lines, 1997
主題Biography & Autobiography / HistoricalBiography & Autobiography / PoliticalSocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
ISBN18963571219781896357126
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=vX2BAAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Frank Colantonio's story stands as potent testimony to a life dedicated to family, community, and social justice. Like countless other Italians after World War II, Colantonio, born in rural Molise, emigrated to Canada. Putting down roots in the rapidly expanding metropolis of Toronto, he worked his way through a variety of occupations: farm labourer, terrazzo grinder, carpenter, and trade union activist. In 1960 and 1961 he was the key organizer of Italian-born carpenters in the momentous strikes that paralyzed the construction industry in Toronto. These events form the centrepiece of his stirring narrative. In later years, Frank Colantonio became a tireless advocate for workers' safety, and a successful entrepreneur in the safety shoe business. In semi-retirement, he wrote his memoirs, the first of their kind, in his adopted language, English.