Charcoal and Blood: Italian Immigrants in Eureka, Nevada, and the Fish Creek Massacre

Description:

A thorough examination of the Charcoal Burners' War of 1879

Review Quotes:

"Silvio Manno examines immigration dynamics, labor unrest, and a violent clash that laid bare a heated socioeconomic battle on Nevada's mining frontier ... Manno's book is a worthy contribution to historical literature on Nevada."
--Western Historical Quarterly

"What a gem of a book this is. Silvio Manno's Charcoal and Blood, Italian Immigrants in Eureka, Nevada, and the Fish Creek Massacre, is as much a narrative account about a forgotten chapter of Nevada history, as it is a reflective memoir, enriched by a new immigrant's quest to understand his people's past in a frontier land.... It is a difficult task to balance scholarly objectivity with the tricks of memoir and reflective writing, yet Manno does it with aplomb. This work deserves a prime spot on bookshelves of the American West."
--Pacific Historical Review

Manno is the essence of the Italian immigrant story of resilience."
--Ambassador Magazine

"Charcoal and Blood is a compelling, impressive work of history that all Italian Americans should read. The book is another reminder of the harrowing struggles and sacrifices our ancestors made, sometimes getting killed in the process, so that we may all have a better life."
--Primo Magazine​

"Today we meet Silvo Manno, and we thank him for being here with us: he did research and wrote a book on what was called the 'Fish Creek massacre', and happened in Nevada. The different thing from other tragic situations is that in this case the problems arose between two factions within the Italian community. It is important to understand what happened, to learn from their stories"
--We the Italians​

"Manno's book should be of great interest to a broad range of potential audiences: anyone interestd in life and death in a small mining community in the West durung its heyday; anyone interested in the history of immigration, particularly of Italians to the West; anyone interested in the development of the labor movement; anyone interested in inter- and intra-thnic conflicts in the West; anyone interested in law enforcement and violence in the West ... Charcoal and Blood is very well researched, very well documented, and very well written."
--Mining History Journal

"A sober and serious-minded account, Charcoal and Blood is highly recommended for public and college library American History collections."
--The Midwest Book Review