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Italian-Americans

Verrazano Bridge

Did Verrazzano Really Ever Sail into New York?

January 3, 2018July 18, 2018 Henry  Culture, History  Dutch, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Henry C. Murphy, Italian-Americans, Verrazano Bridge  2 Comments

Reviving an old controversy about whether our bridge’s namesake was actually a pirate and a fraud.

Italian-American Culture Lecture

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Dr. Joseph Sciorra talks about his new book, Built With Faith: Italian-American Imagination and Catholic Material Culture in New York City.

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