Ralph G. Giordano - Italian Culture in America

History, Cultural, Popular Culture

Italian Culture in America (with contributing contemplative essays by: Benedetto Youssef)

At the onset of the American Revolution, Britain's North American colonies sought political independence but remained culturally dependent upon Europe. Among the many vast contributions of Thomas Jefferson, one of the most celebrated Founding Fathers, was a continuing admiration and lifelong affinity for all things Italian. Jefferson believed that the genesis of liberty followed a path from Ancient Rome, through the Italian Renaissance and Enlightenment, and toward a progressive future for the new American nation.

While Jefferson's affinity for Italy is well known, studying his role in assimilating Italian culture into the American project is a new venture. Surveying Jefferson as an Italophile reveals a wide spectrum of cultural appreciation. Ralph Giordano's innovative new book will certainly appeal to those interested in American History and America's emergence as a developing nation.

POPULAR CULTURE/ AMERICAN STUDIES

Pop Goes the Decade: The Fifties

by Ralph G. Giordano
With Essay Contributions by Matthew R. Giordano, Jeff Benjamin, and Omar Swartz

Social Dancing in America: Fair Terpsichore to the Ghost Dance 1607 to 1900

Trace the history and cultural development of American social dancing from 1607 through 1900.

Social Dancing in America: Lindy Hop to Hip Hop 1901 to 2000

Trace the history and cultural development of American social dancing throughout the 20th century.

Fun and Games in Twentieth Century America: A Historical Guide to Leisure

This book traces the historical development of leisure time through the 20th Century and how American culture has intertwined with leisure time.

Architecture / American History

The Architectural Ideology of Thomas Jefferson

McFarland & Company 2012

American History / Architecture

The Architectural Ideology of Thomas Jefferson

September 2012

AMERICAN CULTURAL HISTORY

Country & Western Dance

A History of Country & Western Dance from Western Swing to the Two Step

NEW YORK CITY HISTORY

Satan in the Dance Hall: The Rev. John Roach Straton, Social Dancing, and Morality in 1920s New York City

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Italian Culture in America

Author at the base of the Andrea Palladio statue in Vicenza, Italy c. 2013.

Maria Hadfield Cosway (1760-1838) - Bottom left: in Florence as art student age 18; Upper left: in Paris and first meeting Thomas Jefferson, age 25; Center: Paris age 25; Upper right: Age 27; Lower right: Lodi, age about 70.