Download or read book Italian Fishing Families of Monterey written by Italian Heritage Society of the Monterey Peninsula and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monterey, CA is the Sardine Capital of the World, thanks to Italian immigrants who grew a booming fishing industry in the early 1900s. The Italian Heritage Society of the Monterey Peninsula presents 75 stories about these fisherman and their families.