John Maggio
Author
Series
Italian Americans volume 4
Language
English
Description
Consider if the specter of organized crime may always plague Italian Americans, despite assimilation.
Author
Series
Italian Americans volume 3
Language
English
Description
Examine the second generation's entry into the labor movement, politics, sports and entertainment.
Author
Series
Italian Americans volume 2
Language
English
Description
Survey the various ways Italians adapted to American life in the early 20th century.
Author
Series
Italian Americans volume 1
Language
English
Description
Learn what spurred Italian immigration to the U.S. and why those immigrants faced discrimination.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In postwar America, Italian Americans seem finally to have arrived. They move to the suburbs, attend college and enter the middle-class. Italian American crooners define American cool, with Frank Sinatra leading the pack. But even as he skyrockets to fame, he is haunted by accusations of Mafia ties, an albatross Sinatra cannot escape from. Can Italian Americans ever fit into 1950s America, or will the specter of organized crime always bring them down?...
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
At the turn of the 20th century, over 4 million Italians immigrate to America to start new lives. Although mistrustful of government institutions, parents send their children to public school to succeed in America. Leonard Covello is forced to give up his old world ways and adapt American mores, including changing his name; Arturo Giovannitti, a new immigrant to America, leads the largest labor strike of 1912, where Italian Americans push for better...
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A brief history of the Italian Risorgimento provides the context for the great flight from the mezzogiorno region, as well as the roots of the first generation's distinctive psychology. Through the travels of Italian migrant workers, we understand the transnational nature of these Birds of Passage. By the late 19th century, Italians begin to put down roots. Little Italy's spring up in urban areas throughout the U.S. But the first generation holding...
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A second generation of Italian Americans begins to enter the labor movement, politics, sports and entertainment. Fiorello LaGuardia beats Tammany Hall, the Irish Political machine in New York, to become Mayor and represent the little guy. Joe DiMaggio, the son of a fisherman in San Francisco, becomes a powerhouse, who breaks the record for consecutive hits and becomes an All-American hero. But with the outbreak of World War II, Italians' loyalty to...
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Italian Americans reveals the unique and distinctive qualities of one immigrant group's experience, and how these qualities, over time, have shaped and challenged America. Unlike other immigrant groups, many Italians did not come to America to stay. At the turn of the 20th century, most came to work, earn money to support their families, and eventually return home. Nearly half of the first generation Italian immigrants did return to Italy. For...
10) The Poison Squad
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
THE POISON SQUAD tells the story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley. The film charts the path of the forgotten man who laid the groundwork for U.S. consumer protection laws, and ultimately the creation of the FDA.
12) Into the Amazon
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Into the Amazon tells the remarkable story of the journey taken by President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer Candido Rondon into the heart of the South American rainforest to chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon.
13) The poison squad
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
By the close of the Industrial Revolution, the American food supply was tainted--by frauds, fakes, and legions of new, untested chemicals--all threatening the health of consumers across the country. Based on the critically acclaimed book by Deborah Blum, it tells the story of crusading government chemist Harvey Washington Wiley, the man who led the pure food movement against the food manufacturing industry in the early years of the twentieth century,...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's one crazy adventure after another for human boy, Finn, and his best friend, Jake, a 28-year old dog with magical powers. They're out to have the most fun possible and they sure do find it exploring the Land of Ooo! Whether it's saving Princess Bubblegum, battling zombie candy, taunting the Ice King or rocking out with Marceline the Vampire Queen, with Finn & Jake it's always Adventure Time.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
It's one crazy adventure after another for human boy Finn and his best friend, Jake, a 28-year-old dog with magical powers. They're out to have the most fun possible and they sure do find it exploring the Land of Ooo! Whether it's saving Princess Bubblegun, battling zombie candy, taunting the Ice King, or rocking out with Marceline the Vampire Queen, with Finn and Jake it's always an adventure.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Adventure Time features unlikely heroes Finn and Jake, buddies who traverse the mystical Land of Ooo and encounter its colorful inhabitants. The best of friends, our heroes always find themselves in the middle of heart-pounding escapades. Finn, a silly kid with an awesome hat, and Jake, a brassy dog with a big kind heart, depend on each other through thick and thin.