The Soul of an Immigrant

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)

Kapitel

Dedication and Foreword	11:10	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
A Native of Ancient Apulia	50:13	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
The Call of the Sea	35:42	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
America	24:51	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
In the American Storm	59:28	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
I go to Jail	29:02	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
I am Caught Again	17:56	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
A Mysterious Event	6:33	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
First Glimpses of the Real America	13:44	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
"You Ought to go to School"	12:01	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
My American Education and its Meaning	37:45	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
I Suffer Serious Losses	11:34	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
I Become Naturalized	14:58	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
Stumbling Blocks to Assimilation	20:28	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
My American "Big Brother"	14:40	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
In An Immigrant Community	34:50	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
Still More Obstacles to Assimilation	17:56	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
I Go To Jail Once More	23:13	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
My American Philosophy of Life	38:57	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
Home!	24:41	Gelesen von Sue Anderson
My Final Choice	27:30	Gelesen von Sue Anderson

Bewertungen

Fascinating!

(5 stars)

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.

(5 stars)

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.

(5 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

Great... such a relative novel for 2019 and our immigration scene today

Awsome!

(5 stars)

eva4eva

Great story!!! There is nothing like good non-fiction book.