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Adolfo Rossi
1857–1921
A globe-trotting Italian journalist and writer, he turned firsthand reporting into vivid books about migration, travel, and social life. His career carried him from New York newsrooms to diplomatic work in South America, giving his writing unusual range and immediacy.
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Nel paese dei dollari Tre anni a New-York
by Adolfo Rossi
About the author
Born in Lendinara in 1857, Adolfo Rossi built an unusually adventurous career as a journalist, writer, and later diplomat. As a young man he emigrated to New York, where he helped launch the Italian-language newspaper Il Progresso Italo-Americano. That early experience of migration stayed with him and shaped much of his later writing.
Back in Italy, he became known for energetic, on-the-ground reporting for major newspapers. He wrote about Italian communities abroad and about difficult social conditions at home, and he also published books drawn from his travels and observations, including works on life in the United States. His writing is often valued for its direct, documentary feel.
Rossi later served in official roles connected to emigration and diplomacy, including work in South America. He died in Buenos Aires in 1921, leaving behind a body of work that connects journalism, travel writing, and the history of Italian migration.