Iorizzo (history, State U. of New York, Oswego) and Mondello (history, Rochester Institute of Technology) offer a survey of Italian immigrants and their descendants on the farms, in large cities, and in small towns of the U.S. from the colonial period to the present. The authors have endeavored to present the Italian-American experience as an integral part of American history rather than as an isolated social phenomenon, with a focus on Italian-American immigrants' impact on and reaction to American society. The third edition reprint of the 1980 second edition now makes the publication available in paperback. Academic but accessible to the general reader. Annotation 2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
