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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. New Edition Available Based on a true story, "Thank You for the Shoes" spans eighty years, two continents and several U.S. states. It opens in 1909 as a thirteen-year-old fatherless boy leaves his hometown in the mountains of Southern Italy on a solo journey to find his father's grave, a man he never knew. Through flashbacks, we come to understand the circumstances and challenges faced by the boy's father and millions of others who were part of a thirty-year migration to the Americas in the late 1880s and the early part of the Twentieth Century. The young man's journey is fraught with detours, challenges, loss and tragedy, and enriched with love, joy and a triumph of spirit.Readers will come to love this imperfect, ordinary man, with an extraordinary helping of faith, hope, commitment and zest for living merged with a button busting love for his adopted country.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Thank you for the Shoes" is the story of an Italian youth's remarkable and psychologically challenging journey into manhood, a new culture, and in creating a new life. It's about strength, bravery, faith and love; based on a true story, it reads like a literary fiction which flows swiftly and smoothly from one stage of the main character's life to the next as if it was an Italian opera to be performed on Broadway. It maintains integrity of its intent to convey how love and faith, when encompassed by strength and determination, can produce a beautiful life of an ordinary man who lovingly touched so many lives. A worthy and fascinating story that could inspire any reader!"~ C.B. Dutt weiler, M.S. Clinical Psychology, retired licensed therapist, former English and Literature instructor.…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - While this story focuses on the life of one man, Michelangelo Rizzo, it is an everyman story of immigrants who came to America. It reads like a novel. Spanning eighty years, two continents, and several U.S. states, this saga opens in 1909 as a thirteen-year-old fatherless boy leaves his hometown of Platania in the mountains of southern Italy on a solo journey to find the grave of the man whose blood runs in his veins, a man he cannot possibly remember. Through flashbacks, we come to understand the history, circumstances, and challenges faced by the boy's father and millions of others who were part of a thirty-year Italian migration to the Americas in the late 1880s and early part of the Twentieth Century. From the port of New York, to the steel mills and coal mines of Pennsylvania; then on to building the Shore Road along Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio, and finally arriving in the state where he hopes to find his father's grave and where he settles, Connecticut, This young man's journey is fraught with detours, challenges, loss and tragedy, and enriched with love, joy and a triumph of spirit. Readers will come to love this imperfect, ordinary man, with an extraordinary helping of faith, hope, commitment, and zest for living, merged with a button-busting love for his adopted country.…

Condition: OTTIMO USATO. I ED. Da revisionare ITALIANO Centro di eccellenza per la ricerca telegeomatica, Università degli Studi di Trieste. Consorzio di Bonifica Valli Grandi e Medio Veronese. Illustrazioni presenti nel volume. Il volume si presenta in ottimo stato di conservazione. Il dorso e le copertine sono integri. Le pagine interne sono perfettamente bianche e fruibili. I tagli puliti e regolari. La cerniera à ben salda. Numero pagine 143.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. While this story focuses on the life of one man, Michelangelo Rizzo, it is an everyman story of immigrants who came to America. It reads like a novel. Spanning eighty years, two continents, and several U.S. states, this saga opens in 1909 as a thirteen-year-old fatherless boy leaves his hometown of Platania in the mountains of southern Italy on a solo journey to find the grave of the man whose blood runs in his veins, a man he cannot possibly remember. Through flashbacks, we come to understand the history, circumstances, and challenges faced by the boy's father and millions of others who were part of a thirty-year Italian migration to the Americas in the late 1880s and early part of the Twentieth Century. From the port of New York, to the steel mills and coal mines of Pennsylvania; then on to building the Shore Road along Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio, and finally arriving in the state where he hopes to find his father's grave and where he settles, Connecticut, This young man's journey is fraught with detours, challenges, loss and tragedy, and enriched with love, joy and a triumph of spirit. Readers will come to love this imperfect, ordinary man, with an extraordinary helping of faith, hope, commitment, and zest for living, merged with a button-busting love for his adopted country. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - While this story focuses on the life of one man, Michelangelo Rizzo, it is an everyman story of immigrants who came to America. It reads like a novel. Spanning eighty years, two continents, and several U.S. states, this saga opens in 1909 as a thirteen-year-old fatherless boy leaves his hometown of Platania in the mountains of southern Italy on a solo journey to find the grave of the man whose blood runs in his veins, a man he cannot possibly remember. Through flashbacks, we come to understand the history, circumstances, and challenges faced by the boy's father and millions of others who were part of a thirty-year Italian migration to the Americas in the late 1880s and early part of the Twentieth Century. From the port of New York, to the steel mills and coal mines of Pennsylvania; then on to building the Shore Road along Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio, and finally arriving in the state where he hopes to find his father's grave and where he settles, Connecticut, This young man's journey is fraught with detours, challenges, loss and tragedy, and enriched with love, joy and a triumph of spirit. Readers will come to love this imperfect, ordinary man, with an extraordinary helping of faith, hope, commitment, and zest for living, merged with a button-busting love for his adopted country. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Thank You for the Shoes | Raffaela Marie Rizzo | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Giro di Mondo | EAN 9798990439818 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.