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A written monument to the Italian Canadian community of Ottawa before that memory forever dissipates into the realm of youthful forgetfulness and disregard, this study explores the history of Preston Street along with its social groups, landmarks, and the evolution of its identity.

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Professor Ricci has thoroughly researched and chronicled the social history, the people, and the many institutions of Ottawa's Italian community, a task that was long overdue, and accomplished in the nick of time as community development and the passage of time have relegated much of our community's history to the memory of octogenarians. Thanks go to Professor Ricci for capturing so much of our lore just in time before all memories fade. Robert Chiarelli, Former Mayor of Ottawa Having shared many stories, articles and pictures with Franco from my own personal collection and that of the Italian Canadian Historical Centre, it has imbued me with a strong sense of pride in realizing that his book would be the first to fully chronicle the Ottawa Italian community, of which I am so proud. [...] a history of the entire community, a description of its experiences, its many establishments, indeed of its humanity, was long in coming. Trina Costantini-Powell, President of the National Congress of Italian-Canadians

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"Dr. Franco Ricci (O.M.R.I.) is Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Ottawa. An eclectic researcher, his numerous publications cross multiple disciplines that broadly address narratives of human experience. He has garnered much acclaim for his recent book ""The Sopranos: Born Under a Bad Sign"" and was awarded Honorable Mention for the prestigious Marraro Prize for his book ""Painting with Words, Writing with Pictures"" by the Modern Language Association of America.He is knight commander (Commendatore) in the Order of Merit of theRepublic of Italy by Presidential decree.When he is not writing or teaching, he spends his time reading, cooking, traveling and photographing the region of Abruzzo . . . his other world.A longtime resident of Ottawa, he is a proud Italian-American with deep Canadian roots."

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