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The Deeds of My Fathers

How My Grandfather and Father Built New York and Created the Tabloid World of Today

By Pope, Paul David

Publishers Summary:
This captivating true story reads like a cross between "The Godfather" and "Citizen Kane." It chronicles the emergence in America of an Italian immigrant and his son whose deeds would make them among the most prominent practitioners of power and influence in the new world. Based on previously untapped sources, this engrossing book presents an archetypal story of the American century, told candidly by a consummate insider.

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ISBN
978-1-44220-486-7
Publisher
Philip Turner: Rowman & Littlefield


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Library Journal

Reviewed on September 15, 2010

Paul David Pope here narrates the lives and careers of two successful Italian American businessmen: his grandfather and his father. The first section describes the life and career of Generoso Pope Sr., an early 20th-century immigrant to New York City who became the owner of the Italian language paper Il Progresso Italo-Americano in 1928. Generoso used Il Progresso to help elect various politi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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