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Capelinhos: A Volcano of Synergies—Azorean Immigration to America

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A 482 page luxury edition, hard cover, full color, in a 9 x 12-inch format, will also include an edited video clip of the Capelinhos volcano eruptions filmed in 1957-58, provided on a DVD inside the back cover.


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Capelinhos: A Volcano of Synergies—Azorean Immigration to America with Portuguese Translation

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A bundle of two books: Capelinhos: A Volcano of Synergies—Azorean Immigration to America, listed above, plus the Portuguese translation companion volume, listed below.

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Capelinhos: A Volcano of Synergies—Azorean Immigration to America Portuguese Translation Supplement

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A supplement to the above book. A text-only Portuguese translation. No pictures and tables. Softcover. Styling and cover matches the main book.

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The Portuguese Shore Whalers of California, 1854—1904

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Portuguese immigrants played a prominent role in the history of shore whaling in California. A description of the business of shore whaling in California, shore whaling companies, and biographies of known individuals involved in shore whaling.


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			The Portuguese Californians- Immigrants in Agriculture

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			This book is now a highly regarded treasure of information on the Portuguese immigants' migration to California and their influence on the dairy industry.


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			The Holy Ghost Festas

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			The second printing of the "Holy Ghost Festas, A Historic Perspective of the Portuguese in California".


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			Perspectivas

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			Author: Dr. Fernando Silva. "PERSPECTIVAS" is a selection of some of the author’s most important prose works written in Portuguese. "PERSPECTIVAS" engloba artigos, contos, estudos e ensaios de tematica sociologica, etica, socioreligiosa, sociopolitica, historica, educativa e filosofica.

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Footprints in the Soil: A Portuguese Californian Remembers

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"Footprints in the Soil" by Rose Peters Emery, is a fascinating memoir of farm life in the early 1900s as told by a 97-year-old with a phenomenal memory. She writes lyrically of the beauties of the land. She tells about school, family, the work of men, women, and children, all in the context of the Portuguese-American experience.


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			Beijo de Abelha

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			"Beijo de Abelha" is a collection of poems and essays written by Maria da Dores Beirao about her experience as an immigrant woman, about memories of her formative years in an Azorean island and about her love, admiration and respect for her people.


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				PÓ: Poemas de Machado Ribeiro

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				Author: Dr. Décio Oliveira PÓ, é um derrame da mente, mas que alivia Um vômito da alma, mas que sacia O desabafo de alguém que sofre, mas sorri A voz da solidão, que suaviza O gemido da dor, mas dor que dá prazer, como a saudade


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				A Barrelful of Memories Stories of My Azorean Family

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				Author: Pauline Correia Stonehill “This book follows the history of early Portuguese families. The writer's description of the church, the festas, and the dances bring to life the coming of age period in those early-1900s.” Hanford Sentinel


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				Retalhos da Alma

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				Author: Dr. Décio Garcia Machado Oliveira Retalhos da Alma é a segunda produção literária do Dr. Décio G. Oliveira e o terceiro volume da colecção Décima Ilha, toda ela dedicada à publicação de obras em português por residentes da California. Este novo livro, Retalhos da Alma, vem acompanhado com um Prólogo pelo professor catedrático Dr. João Botelho, de Westport, Massachusetts, e um Prefácio pelo professor universitário Dr. Onésimo Almeida, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.



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				I No Longer Like Chocolates

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				Author: Álamo Oliveira An extraordinary novel about an Azorean daily life on the North American continent, with all its dramas and glories, is now being released in English.


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				A Cow For The Holy Spirit An Immigrants Journey The Azores to California


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			Author: Rose Silva King This book tells the fictional story of a young Portuguese immigrant who leaves his native land in the Azores and settles as a farmer in California's Central Valley. It grabs the reader's attention through a realistic, enthralling, portrait of the aspirations, challenges and successes of a common man who lived the dream of a new life in America without letting go of his ancestral values.


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				The Egg in the Water Glass

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				Author: Olivia Andrade-Lage This vivid autobiographic book reveals the experiences of a young Portuguese-American girl living on a California Central Valley dairy farm through the Depression years. It depicts her thoughts and feelings, her family environment, the routines of farm life, the experiences of school and work in a small rural town. It also portrays the struggle of a young girl to overcome family restrictions and realize her dreams through education.

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Tradições Portuguesas / Portuguese Traditions: In Honor of Claude L. Hulet

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This volume is a collection of essays on Lusophone culture, from literature to folklore to linguistics. Brazilian and Portuguese literatures, including Azorean, are broadly represented. Celebrates the 30th anniversary of the founding of the UCLA Symposium on Portuguese Traditions organized by Professor Hulet.