The King V. Picariello and Lassandro
Auteur : Gisele Amantea
Date de publication : 2007
Éditeur : Frank Iacobucci Centre for Italian Canadian Studies, Department of Italian Studies, University of Toronto
Nombre de pages : 16
Résumé du livre
"The King v. Picariello and Lassandro investigates the real-life story of Filumena 'Florence' Lassandro and Emilio Picariello, Italian immigrants who were convicted and hanged in 1923 for the murder of an Alberta Provincial Police officer. Florence Lassandro was one of the last women hanged in Canada. The charges stemmed from the shooting of police officer Stephen Lawson while Lassandro was in the company of Picariello, a charismatic businessman and "rum runner." They were among many Italian immigrants whose extended families settled in the area near Fernie, British Columbia, and the Crowsnest Pass area of southwestern Alberta in the early decades of the twentieth century... The book version of this work was created from the drawings used to make the original digital prints and include[s] additional text by the artist."-- Artist's website.