The Milwaukee Police Station Bomb of 1917

by Tanzilo, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781609490676
• ISBN10: 1609490673
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-04
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

On a Chilly Day in September, the patriotic, pro-Protestant preaching of an Italian immigrant pastor, August Giuliani, ignited a riot in Milwaukee's small Italian enclave of Bay View that injured two policemen and killed two rioters. Two months later, someone placed a bomb in Giuliani's Third Ward church in an apparent act of retaliation, and a parishioner carried the explosive to Central Police Station, where it detonated, killing nine policemen and a civilian. Within a week, the trial of the Bay View Italians began in a city inflamed with fear, distrust and vengeance. The national buzz attracted big names to the case, including attorney Clarence Darrow and radical heroine Emma Goldman. Join Robert Tanzilo as he carefully navigates the minefield of racial, political and religious tension that tore apart Milwaukee's Italian community in 1917. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 9
Acknowledgements	p. 11
The Missionaries	p. 13
Bay View and I Dilettanti Filodrammatici del Circolo Studi Sociali	p. 35
Riot	p. 45
The Aftermath	p. 55
Bomb!	p. 61
The Trial and Appeal	p. 79
Milwaukee after the Bomb	p. 103
Giuliani and His Church	p. 109
Epilogue	p. 115
Notes	p. 125
Bibliography	p. 145
Index of Names	p. 153
About the Author	p. 159
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