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Italian Americans in California — Finding the Mother Lode
Season 20
Episode 8
Trace the arc of the Italian immigrant experience in California starting in the 1850s Gold Rush through the present day. Discover how the skills they brought with them helped to develop agriculture and wine-making.
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