Caffe Italia Montréal

Using archival documents fictions current accounts and excerpts from a theatrical creation Paul Tana paints a nuanced portrait of the Italians of Montreal From the first waves of immigration at the beginning of the century to the men and women taken to a prisoner of war camps during World War II to the hardships and joys of building vibrant lives in Montréal Caffè Italia Montréal chronicles a significant chapter in Canadas history