An unlikely union : the love-hate story of New York's Irish and Italians /
"An Unlikely Union unfolds the dramatic story of how two of America's largest ethnic groups learned to love and laugh with each other in the wake of decades of animosity. The vibrant cast of characters features saints such as Mother Frances X. Cabrini, who stood up to the Irish American ar...
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- Part I. In the basement: the church as a battleground
- "Garibaldi and his hordes"
- "The Italian problem"
- Tipping point
- "Race war"
- Part II. Turf wars: rivals in the workplace
- "Can't they be separated?"
- "The other half of me!"
- Black Hand
- On the waterfront
- White Hand
- Part III. Sharing the stage: politics and entertainment
- The Pols
- Cool
- Part IV. At the altar: becoming family
- Love stories
- Food and family
- Sharing the bastions of power