Grappone Automotive: The Founding

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In the hill country of southern Italy in the late 1800s, two families—the Grappones and D'Orlandos—were eking out an existence as their ancestors had for generations. One, tied to the land, farmed in the heat of the sun and under the oppression of a newly formed government. The other cut and carved stone, passing the skill of masonry down through the centuries. Both endured grinding poverty and rampant disease, and ultimately looked to America for a better life. This is the story of two immigrants, Rocco Grappone and Emanuela D'Orlando, who raised a family and purchased a small filling station as the automobile craze swept through New Hampshire in the 1920s

Author: Amanda Grappone Osmer is the last Grappone family member working in the daily operation of Grappone Automotive Group, now in its 100th year of business.
(Softcover; 197 pages) Autographed copies.