A moving blend of words and images, An Italian American Odyssey tells the story of the journey to America across seven generations of one Italian-American family.Drawing on a remarkable collection of raw material-fragments of family letters, stories, diaries, and other writings, as well as photographs, collages, and assemblages of such humble objects as a pasta cutter, mismatched kitchen chairs, and faded biancheria, or dowry linens-B. Amore fashions a new encounter with American history, as a story retold and reimagined.Lavishly illustrated in full color, this visual memoir is based on...