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Welcome to my new blog! Hope you enjoy the interviews, book reviews, and musings on historical fiction, writing and life. Visit often!
The Story Behind Columbus Day
There is a lot of controversy about whether or not our nation should be celebrating Columbus Day. Obviously, we know that Cristoforo Colombo did not discover America in 1492 because there were already people living on the land. The story of the holiday, though, is much more complex and doesn't have as much to do about the Italian explorer who sailed under the Spanish flag. It has much more to do with the history of Italian immigrants in the United States. From NY Public Library -- from 1892. Between around 1880 and 1924, more than 4 million Italians, mainly from Southern Italy and Sicily, (my ancestors included) arrived on American shores looking for opportunities unavailable to them in their home country -- like all immigrants coming to America. Photo by Lewis Hine Like other immigrants they were not met with open arms. Read the White House Proclamation on Columbus Day from 2022. "Things have not always been easy; prejudice and violence often stalled the ...
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This looks like a really interesting blog, and I'm glad I dropped by. I'm a member of the Historical Novel Society e-mail list, and I saw a link there. I, too, have a blog. It's called The Writer's Daily Grind, and I'm always looking for new and interesting links. Please feel free to have a look at my blog. It's partly about the writing process, partly about other people's books, and also(because of what I'm writing, it wanders off into science and anthropology at times. I am taking the liberty of linking to your blog, because I like the look and what you've done!
Anne Gilbert
I forgot to mention that you can find The Writer's Daily Grind at:
http://www.writersdailygrind.blogspot.com
Anne G