The Madonna of 115th Street
Subtitle: Faith and Community in Italian Harlem, Second Edition
Edition: 2 Sub edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: March 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780300091359
Subjects: American history; Christian festivals; Ethnic studies; History of religion; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Social History; Church And Society; Maryology; History; History - General History; History: American; New York; Sociology of Religion; United States - State & Local - General; Religion / General; General
First sentence: SHORTLY after midnight on July 16, the great bell high in the campanile of the church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on 115th Street announced to East Harlem that the day of the festa had begun.