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George Guida

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Editorial:
Bordighera Press
Año de edición:
2006
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ISBN:
9781884419812
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Poetry written by an Italian American for the enjoyment of all. The poems’ theme is Italian American in nature.Also written by George Guida: 'The Peasant and the Pen: Men, Enterprise and the Recovery of Culture in Italian American Narrative.'

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