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Contents Foreword by Jerome E. Edwards Preface: The Interviewing Process Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One The Early Years: From Laborers to Successful Entrepreneurs Chapter Two The Rapid Growth Years: Italian Americans Come to Las Vegas Chapter Three The Corporate Era: Italian Americans Prosper Chapter Four Italian American Organizations: Preservering Ethnic Heritage in a Time of Assimilation Chapter Five Conclusion: The Immigrant Upraised Afterword List of Interviewees Notes Selected Bibliography Index ix Xl xv xvii 1 19 61 105 131 135 143 145 159 167 ...

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