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Author:

Laurino, Maria.

Title:

The Italian Americans : a history / Maria Laurino.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

308 pages : illustrations, photographs, facsimiles ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Italian Americans--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-281) and index.

Contents:

Part I. 1860/1910 -- La famiglia -- Who killa da chief? -- Birds of passage -- A secret history -- Up from the ashes -- Part II. 1910/1930 -- Becoming American -- Fruits of thy labor -- Taking the streets -- Guilt by association -- A shortcut -- Part III. 1930/1945 -- The little flower -- Faith in the fatherland -- Why we fight -- Enemy aliens -- Part IV. 1945/Present -- American dreams -- Cultural outlaws -- Crime and prejudice -- Mythmakers -- Breaking through -- We're all Italian!

Summary:

In a companion book to the four-hour PBS series, stereotypes and nostalgia are stripped away to tell the complicated, centuries-long story of the Italian-American experience and to explore and celebrate the rich legacy of Italian-American life.

ISBN:

0393241297
9780393241297

LCCN:

2014027103

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

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ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

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