Hollywood Italians: Dagos, Palookas, Romeos, Wise Guys, and Sopranos

By Peter Bondanella

Book Overview

From the silent era and The Black Hand (1906) to HBO's hit series The Sopranos, Hollywood has had a love-hate affair with Italian Americans. Now in paperback, Hollywood Italians is a celebration of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082641544X
• ISBN13: 9780826415448
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

very good but I've read better

Very good but another recent book by Fred Gardaphe -- "From Wiseguys to Wise Men" tackles a lot of this topic and does it better!