Machine derived contents note: 1 From Rural Italy to Urban America 3 -- 2 Patterns of Settlement 22 -- 3 Economic Activity: The Padrone Era and After 55 -- 4 Ethnic Group Politics 88 -- 5 Italians and Crime: The Formative Years 125 -- 6 Community Institutions and Assimilation 156 -- 7 Decade of Transition: From World War to Depression 201ol -- Notes 247 -- A Note on Sources 283