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Second generation Second generation Howard Fast Born to enormous wealth and social standing, Barbara Lavette leaves her sumptuous home on San Francisco's Nob Hill to lead a life of adventure that takes her from the depression to the darkest days o… OL1067132W
Dear America Dear America Murphy, Jim The first humorous book in the Dear America series follows an Italian girl's immigrant family as they move from New York City to a utopian community in the frontier West. While traveling in 1883 w… OL15054265W
Making the wiseguys weep Making the wiseguys weep David Evanier Raised in Hoboken, down the street from Frank Sinatra, Italian-American singer Jimmy Roselli is noted for being a "wiseguy" and friend of mobsters. OL15865610W
Knock on any door Knock on any door Willard Motley An Italian youth grows into a young man loved by many but addicted to street life and crime. Despite all attempts to salvage young Nick Romano, he persists in his ways, eventually committing a most s… OL16052057W
Anti-Italianism Anti-Italianism William J. Connell "There has been an odd reluctance on the part of historians of the Italian American experience to confront the discrimination faced by Italians and Americans of Italian ancestry. This volume is a bol… OL16113253W
Journey to a new land Journey to a new land Kimberly A. Weinberger Elda Willitts recounts for the Ellis Island Oral History Project her childhood journey to America from Italy in 1916. OL16233652W
Shot down over Italy Shot down over Italy John W. Lanza On May 26, 1944, a B-25 Mitchell bomber with a seven-man crew was shot down over Nazi-occupied Italy. At the time, Italy was a battleground in a bloody war of attrition. This crew trained long and ha… OL16362941W
The shoemaker's wife The shoemaker's wife Adriana Trigiani Two star-crossed lovers--Enza and Ciro--meet and separate, until, finally, the power of their love changes both of their lives forever. Set during the years preceding and during World War I. OL16647194W
The Italian in modernity The Italian in modernity Robert Casillo "Italy has been imagined and re-imagined by Western civilization from the latter part of the Renaissance to the present day. The Italian in Modernity provides a comprehensive overview of this concept… OL16683158W
The Godfather The Godfather Mario Puzo The Godfather is a crime novel by American author Mario Puzo. Originally published in 1969 by G. P. Putnam's Sons, the novel details the story of a fictional Mafia family in New York City (and Long B… OL1673205W
The Godfather / The Last Don The Godfather / The Last Don Mario Puzo Contains: - [Godfather](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1673263W/Godfather) - Last Don OL1673242W
You cannoli die once You cannoli die once Shelley Costa "Four generations of fine Italian cooking. One colorful family. And a killer with a taste for revenge."--Cover. "At Miracolo Northern Italian Restaurant, one can savor brilliantly seasoned veal salt… OL17677035W
Mafia girl Mafia girl Deborah Blumenthal As the daughter of an infamous mob boss, seventeen-year-old Gia struggles to come out of the shadow of her family's notorious reputation and be her own person. OL18022973W
The summer of dreams The summer of dreams Dorothy Hoobler In 1893 while working at the Chicago World's Fair, a young Italian-American girl meets two prominent women, Mrs. Potter Palmer and Jane Addams, and learns about the achievements of other women throug… OL18171649W
Wild dreams : the best of Italian Americana Wild dreams : the best of Italian Americana Carol Bonomo Albright A definitive collection that offers sixty-three pieces of fiction, memoir, poetry, interviews, and other nonfiction representing the best of the journal Italian Americana traces the arc of an immigra… OL18183385W
Sweet America Sweet America Steven Kroll In 1889, after he and his family emigrate from Italy to New York City, fourteen-year-old Tony tries to adjust to becoming an American, while avoiding an Irish gang and befriending photographer and so… OL1879763W
When I dream of heaven When I dream of heaven Steven Kroll In 1895 in New York City, Gina, a fourteen-year-old Italian immigrant, forced by her family to drop out of school and work long hours in a garment factory, tries to break free of the control her pare… OL1879771W
The second decade The second decade Dorothy Hoobler An Italian immigrant boy joins the large Aldrich family as they stage a women's suffrage play and receive messages on the wireless radio about the ocean voyage of the Titanic. OL19470955W
La familia Corleone La familia Corleone Edward Falco For Vito Corleone, nothing is more important than his family's future. He worries most about his eldest son, who wants to follow in his father's footsteps and become a part of the family business. A … OL19961135W
The Italian Americans The Italian Americans Maria Laurino Maria Laurino strips away stereotypes and nostalgia to tell the complicated, centuries-long story of the true Italian-American experience. Looking beyond the familiar caricatures fostered by popular … OL19989031W
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