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Air France - Helpful information may be found to help navigate your way quickly through airport security.

Washington Dulles Airport - Find out what security measures are in place at our departing airport.

Transportation Security Administration - TSA - This agency is a component of the Department of Homeland Security and is responsible for security of the nation's transportation systems.

The Independent Traveler - An excellent web site for travel tips.

Minimus - This site specializes in travel-sized versions of a multitude of products and brands.

Travels with Friends - travel tips for visiting Europe.

Wikipedia - Historical and demographical information about Italy.

Heritage Calabria Association - "Heritage Calabria" represents a bridge between the land of Calabria and her children abroad.

The National Italian American Foundation - a non-profit organization serving as a major advocate in Washington, DC for nearly 25 million Italian Americans, raising the prominence of all things Italian in American culture and society, and making "Italian American" part of the national conversation.

Italian Government Tourist Board - Travel information which also includes events, exhibitions and points of interest. Also shoe and clothing size charts.

Ellis Island Foundation, Inc. - Search NY Passenger arrivals to
view manifests, ship images & more.

National Travel - The company handling our travel arrangements.

Globus Tours - Official site of our tour guides.

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Italians Emigrants Internet Association

Venice, Ravenna, and Assisi

Websites:

www.assisionline.com

www.europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/gam_gam.htm

www.venice.world-guides.com

Books:

Armentrout, David, Treasures From Italy, The Rourke Book Company, 2001.

Manenti, Clemente, Castles in Italy: the Medieval Life of Noble Families, Konemann: Berlagsgesellschaft, 2001.

Twain, Mark, The Innocents Aboard, New York: Book of the Month Club 1992.

Benevento, Casenza, San Giovanni in Fiore, Sorrento, and Naples

Websites:

www.babbonyc.com

www.galileibn.it/comenius_witchcraft2005.htm

www.italytraveller.com

www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/naples

 Books:

DK Publishing, Eye Witness Travel Guide to Italy, DK Publishing 1996.

Murphay, Bruce, Frommer's Amalfi Coast with Naples, Capri and Pompeii, Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated, 2006.

Sacerdoti, Andrea, The Great Book of Italy, Barnes and Noble 2004. 

Bologna, Florence, and Siena

Websites:

www.aboutsiena.com

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/italy/bologna

http://www.aboutflorence.com/

http://www.premier.net/~Italy/palio.htm

Books:

Baker, Paul, The Fortunate Pilgrams; Americans in Italy 1800-1860, Cambridge Mass.  Harvard 1964

Stevens, Rick, Florence and Tuscany 2007, Avalon Publishing 2006

Torriti, Piero, Siena (Bonechi Travel Guides), Bonechi Edizioni, Italy 1999.   

Rome and Pompeii

Websites:

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pompeii/

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/europe/pompeii.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome

 Books:

Boak, A.E.R., A History of Rome to A.D. 565, New York, Macmillan Company 1965.

Humphrey, K.L., Pompeii; Nightmare at Midday, USA Franklin Watts, 1990.

Matthews, Cornell, Atlas of the Roman World, New York, Facts on File Inc. 1982.

Socioeconomic Italy

Websites:

www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/4033.htm

www.encylopedia.com/doc/1e1-Italy.htm

Books:

Davis, John, Italy in the Nineteenth Century, 1796-1900, New York, 2001.

Federico, Giovanni, The Growth of Italian Economy, 1820-1960, Cambridge 2001.

Lyttleton, Adrian, Liberal & Fascist Italy, 1900-1945, New York 2002

Political Italy

Websites:

www.local.live.com

www.nationbynation.com/italy/human.html

www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/goes/it.html

Books:

Costantino, Mario, The Italian Way: Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs of Italy, Chicago NTC, 1996.

Flower, Raymond, Culture Shock! Italy, Portland, 1995

Jepson, Tim, Exploring Italy, New York: Fodor 2005.

Italian Fashion

Websites:

www.mariamilani.com/ancient_romr/roman_clothing.htm

www.cabotoclub.com/italianfashion

www.iht.com

Books:

DiFranco, Anthony, Discovering Our ITALY, Dillon Press Inc. 1983.

Nickels, Greg, Italy, the Culture, Crabtree Publishing Co. 1969.

Sproule, Anna, Italy the Land and its People, Silver Burdett Press 1987.

Italian Literature and Folklore

Websites:

http://italy1.com/literature/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_literature

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761563851/article.htm 

Books:

Calvino, Italo, Italian Folktales, New York, Pantheon Books, 1956.

Kirkpatrick, Robin, English and Italian Literature from Dante to Shakespeare, London: Longman Publishing 1995.

Whitfield, J.H., A Short History of Italian Literature, London: Cassell & Company 1962.

Italian Art

Websites:

http://www.italiamia.com/art.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_of_Italy

http://www.theitalians.com.au/master.cfm?http://www.theitalians.com.au/theitalians/

Books:

Belan, Kyra, The Virgin in Art, New York, Parkstone Press, 2005.

Bradbury, Kristen, History of Art, New York, Barns and Noble, 2006.

Paolucci, Antinio, sacred Florence Art and Architecture, SCALA Group, 2004.

Italian Crafts

Websites:

www.italianfrescoes.com

www.italiansrus.com

Books:

Brown, Jack, An Introduction to Italian Sculpture, Vol. 1 Gothic, Vol. 2 Renaissance, Vol. 3 High renassianse and Baroque, February 1, 1997.  

Darin, Porter, Fromner’s Italy 2007, New Jersey: Frommer’s, 2006.

Music, Film, and Theater Arts of Italy 

Websites:

www.ospitiold.celi.it/music/musstrum.htm

www.lifinitaly.com/italian-movies/la-strada.asp

www.rootsworld.com/griko/grilo3.html

Books:

Altman, Jack, Discover Italy, Oxford England: Berlitz House, 1993.

Italian Regions and Cities

Websites:

www.italiantourism.com

www.topea.biz

www.realpointitaly.com

Books:

Bentman, Reinhard, Famous Italian Cities, Chartwell Books, Inc. 1978

Levine, Irving, Main Street Italy, Double Day & Company New York, 1992

Tavor, Leslie, Italy , A Primary Source Cultural Guide, Rosen Publishing New York, 2004.  

Geography and Climate of Italy

Websites:

www.unitedstreaming.com

www.initaly.com/regions/lakes/lakeindex.com

www.boris.vulancoetna.com

Italian Spiritual Interpretations

Websites:

www.lifeinitaly.com/culture/religion.asp

www.roman-empire.net/index

www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/pope/selection 

Books:

Miller, Stephen, Who’s Who and Where ‘s Where in the Bible, Uhrichsville, Ohio 2004.

Polidori, tullio,  Splendors of Rome and Vatican, TPE Eitore, 1981.

Volpini, Valerio, Vatican City Art, Architecture, and History, New York, 1986.

Other External Resources 

Alanso, Rosalyn Queen, Arrivederci: Recipes and Customs every Italian Girl Takes From Home, 2006.

Bailey, Kenneth R. West Virginia History: A Temptation to Lawlessness: Peonage in West Virginia, 1903-1908. West Virginia Division of Culture and History.  Ed Kenneth R Bailey.  Volume 50.

Bonasso, Russell F.  Fire in the Hole. Fairmont. Russell F Bonasso, 2003.

Bonasso, Russell and Neil Shreve. Cas’ Allegro (Happy Home). S.L S.N, 19??

Caldwell, Ian. The Rule of Four.Waterville, Maine. Thorndike Press. 2004

Calvino, Italio, Italian Folktales. New York, New York. Harcourt Brace Jovenich, 1980

CNHI Newspapers in West Virginia. West Virginia Disasters. Logan, WV: The Logan                        Banner, 2003. 

Giardina, Denise. Storming Heaven. New York: Random House Publishing Group, 1987.

Herbron, J.L. Italy Catholic Church 17th Century. Cambridge Mass. Harvard Press, 1990

Hartt, Frederick. History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. NewYork, New York. Harry Abrams. 1994

Home Winemaking: An Italian Tradition in the Upper Kanawha Valley. Goldenseal Volume 3 Issue 2; 35.

Lavoro e Casa: Memories of an Italian Mining Family Spring. Goldenseal Vol 25 Issue 1; 49.

Levi, Primo.Italian Poems. New York, New York. Faber and Faber.1988

Lewis, Ronald and Ken Fones-Wolf. Transnational West Virginia: Ethnic Communities and Economic Change. Morgantown: West Virginia University   Press, 2002.  

Lewis, Ronald L. Transforming the Appalachian Countryside: Railroads, Deforestation, and Social Change in West Virginia, 1880- 1920. The University of North Carolina Press, 1998

Marano, Russell. Poems from a Mountain Ghetto. Webster Springs. Back Fork Books, 1979.

Marchione, Margherita, Italy Catholic Church 20th Century. New York, New York. Paulist Press, 1997

Maurer B.B. Mountain Heritage. 4th edition. Parsons, WV: McClain Printing Company, 1980.

McNeill, Louise. Monongah, Elderberry Flood. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Department of Culture and History, Elderberry Books, 1979. Pg. 93.

Mills, Don, West Virginia Italian-Americans/ West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival.  Salem, WVa: 1988.

Mondello, Salvatore and Luciano J. Iorizzo. The Italian-Americans. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1971.

Neely, Martina, West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival Cookbook. Webster Springs, WVa: Rock Forge Books, 1980.

Peluso, Anna Guarascio. Preserving an Italian Art in West Virginia. Goldenseal Vol. 7 Issue 4: 39.

POW: The Italian Prisoners at Camp Dawson. Goldenseal Volume 19 Issue 1; 24.

Shankland, Hugh. Italy Customs and Practices. Kent, England. Global Books, LTD, 1996

Weltner, Fred Hamilton and Jefferies Sr., Harry Leroy. Ed. The Stewartstown Story 1771-1971. Morgantown: Morgantown Printing and Binding comp, 1971.

West Virginia’s Italian Heritage Festival, Goldenseal Volume 6 Issue 3; 68.

Williams, John Alexander. West Virginia: A History. 2nd Edition.  Morgantown: West              Virginia University Press, 2001.