"Beyond the Mafia: Italian Americans and the Development of Las Vegas" by Alan Richard Balboni
Beyond the Mafia: Italian Americans and the Development of Las Vegas
(Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities, No. 37)
University of Nevada Press | 1996| ISBN: 0874172438 | 154 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
(Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities, No. 37)
University of Nevada Press | 1996| ISBN: 0874172438 | 154 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
This book recounts Italian assimilation from an Italian-American point of view; it provides a window into the Las Vegas Italian community that can be obtained from no other source.
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Table of Contents
Foreword by Jerome E. Edwards
Preface: The Interviewing Process
Introduction
1 - The Early Years: From Laborers to Successful Entrepreneurs
2 - The Rapid Growth Years: Italian Americans Come to Las Vegas
3 - The Corporate Era: Italian Americans Prosper
4 - Italian American Organizations: Preserving Ethnic Heritage in a Time of Assimilation
5 - Conclusion: The Immigrant Upraised
List of Interviewees
Notes
Selected Bibliography