Carlo Tresca

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 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.