Little Slaves of the Harp

Download or read book Little Slaves of the Harp written by John E. Zucchi and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1992 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zucchi (history, McGill U.) tells the story of children uprooted from villages in central and southern Italy to play music on the streets of European and North American cities. He says that despite the well publicized cases of exploitation and cruelty, their lives were like that of other indentured apprentices working off their passage to a new country. He also considers their place in the emerging leisure industry. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR