Nonfiction. Biography. Italian American Studies. Anarchism. Nunzio Pernicone's biography uses Carlo Tresca's (1879-1943) storied life—as newspaper editor, labor agitator, anarchist, anti-communist, street fighter, and opponent of fascism—as a springboard to investigate Italian immigrant and radical communities in the United States. From his work on behalf of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), the Sacco and Vanzetti Defense Committee, and his assassination on the streets of New York City, Tresca's passion left a permanent mark on the American map.

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Nunzio Pernicone is professor of History at Drexel University. He is the author of ITALIAN ANARCHISM: 1864-1892 (AK Press, 2009) and CARLO TRESCA: PORTRAIT OF A REBEL (AK PRESS, 2010), editor of The Autobiography of Carlo Tresca (John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, 2003), and has published numerous articles on Italian and Italian-American radicalism.