The Soul of an Immigrant
Constantine Panunzio
Lu par Sue Anderson
Constantine Panunzio (1884-1964) begins his autobiography by describing his childhood in Molfetta, Italy. At age 13, he left home as a sailor, landing in Boston in 1902. His trials finding work, learning English, and securing an education in the U.S. were many, but eventually, he became administrator of a social service agency in Boston. During WWI, he served as head of the YMCA on the Italian front. Concerned throughout his career with the treatment and assimilation of immigrants, Panuncio criticized the post world War I hysteria about alien radicals in his book The Deportation Cases of 1919-1920.
- Summary by Sue Anderson (8 hr 47 min)
Chapitres
| Dedication and Foreword | 11:10 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| A Native of Ancient Apulia | 50:13 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| The Call of the Sea | 35:42 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| America | 24:51 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| In the American Storm | 59:28 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| I go to Jail | 29:02 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| I am Caught Again | 17:56 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| A Mysterious Event | 6:33 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| First Glimpses of the Real America | 13:44 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| "You Ought to go to School" | 12:01 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| My American Education and its Meaning | 37:45 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| I Suffer Serious Losses | 11:34 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| I Become Naturalized | 14:58 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| Stumbling Blocks to Assimilation | 20:28 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| My American "Big Brother" | 14:40 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| In An Immigrant Community | 34:50 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| Still More Obstacles to Assimilation | 17:56 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| I Go To Jail Once More | 23:13 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| My American Philosophy of Life | 38:57 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| Home! | 24:41 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
| My Final Choice | 27:30 | Lu par Sue Anderson |
Critiques
Fascinating!
Michele Fry
This autobiography reads like an adventure novel. Keeps you on your toes and thinking how hard life used to be, how easy most Americans have it now. Details of how an immigrant who doesn’t speak English or have any skills, survives by his wits, is eye opening. Reader does a good job unfolding this harrowing story, even does a bit of singing! I give 5 stars to author and reader because I never got tired of listening all the way to the end.
s black
Excellent story and a fascinating glimpse of the challenges faced by the author and other immigrants in the early 20th century. My own great grandfather arrived here from Taranto only 5 years after Mr. Panunzio, so the subject is of particular interest to me. Well read by the LibriVox volunteers.
A LibriVox Listener
Great... such a relative novel for 2019 and our immigration scene today
Awsome!
eva4eva
Great story!!! There is nothing like good non-fiction book.
the soul of an immigrant. enjoyed very much
kam.