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Carlo Tresca : portrait of a rebel
- Title
- Carlo Tresca : portrait of a rebel / Nunzio Pernicone.
- Author
- Pernicone, Nunzio, 1940-2013
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
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| Text | Use in library | HX843.7.T73 P47 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 367 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "In this biography, Nunzio Pernicone reveals the life of Carlo Tresca, one of the most fascinating figures of the American left. A charismatic Italian anarchist who became a folk-hero to immigrant and native-born American workers, Tresca was described by comrades as a "freelance revolutionary" because of his independent spirit and militant activism. During his wild and adventurous career spanning nearly forty years (1904-1943), Tresca pursued a range of activities unmatched by any of his radical contemporaries: independent newspaper editor, labor agitator and organizer, civil libertarian, foremost leader of the Italian American anti-fascist resistance, and an indomitable foe of Stalinism.
- The last of the "old school" immigrant revolutionaries, Tresca ranked among the most important radicals and labor activists in the United States, often sharing the spotlight with Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, "Big Bill" Haywood, Emma Goldman, and Alexander Berkman. This biography illuminates many forgotten chapters of the American radical and labor movement and provides a comprehensive exploration of the lost world of Italian American radicalism and antifascism."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- Italian and Italian American studies
- Uniform Title
- Italian and Italian American studies (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-352) and index.
- Contents
- Revolutionary apprenticeship -- Il Proletario -- Freelance of revolution -- Lawrence -- On to Paterson -- Tresca and Flynn -- From Union Square to Mesabi Range -- Surviving repression -- Postwar activities -- Sacco and Vanzetti -- New enemies -- Early anti-fascist activities -- Frame-up -- The resistance awakens -- Early anti-fascist alliance -- A year of violence and death -- Troubled times for anti-fascism -- The depression and the new deal -- Fascism on the march -- Taking on the Stalinists -- The town anarchist -- The last years -- Murder in the Dimout -- Theories and investigations -- Who ordered Tresca's murder?
- ISBN
- 1403964785
- 9781403964786
- 9781403981097
- 1403981094
- LCCN
- 2005043186
- OCLC
- ocm57694989
- 57694989
- SCSB-14698793
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library