Italian Americans at Bat

The Museo Italo-Americano in San Francisco currently has an exhibit called "Italian Americans at Bat: From Sandlots to the Major Leagues." UNP author Lawrence Baldassaro was there last week with his book, Beyond DiMaggio: Italian Americans in Baseball. Baldassaro is a professor emeritus of Italian at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Beyond DiMaggio will be published in paperback this spring. Continue reading Italian Americans at Bat

Federal court case contines over late olympian

The Federal Court fight continues over where Jim Thorpe's final resting place will be. Last week, his two sons testified. Read more about this pending Olympian case on Yahoo! News. If you want to know more about one of America's first great olympians, check out Native American Son by Kate Buford. With clarity and an eye for detail, Buford traces the pivotal moments of Thorpe’s incomparable career.     Continue reading Federal court case contines over late olympian