Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Of Sicily and Its Ripples: Sicilianamericanità and Sicilian American Literature; Sicilianamericanità and Sicilian American Literature; 2. From Sulphur Mines to Tenements: Sicilianamericanità in Ben Morreale's Novels; 3. "Half-and-Half": Sicilianamericanità in Jerre Mangione's Memoirs; 4. "The Scum of the Scum of the Scum": Rose Romano's Search for Sisterhood; 5. Once upon a Place: Gioia Timpanelli and the Sicilian Storytelling Tradition; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index