Author Jerre Mangione's book {America is also Italian, narrated by Chef Walter Potenza.

Mr. Mangione became a professor in the English department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1961 and was named emeritus professor of American literature upon his retirement in 1978. Among the works he produced during his tenure were ''Passion for Sicilians: The World Around Danilo Dolci'' (1968) and ''An Ethnic at Large: Memoirs of America in the '30s and '40s'' (1978). Upon completing his last book, ''La Storia: Five Centuries of the Italian-American Experience,'' which he wrote with Ben Morreale, Mr. Mangione was honored by the Library of Congress with an exhibition of his works and papers.

Honoring the memory of Jerre Mangione

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