Paolo Orano. Mussolini da Vicino. Rome: Istituto di Organizzazione e Consulenza Bancaria, 1928.
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A book describing Mussolini and his early years as Fascist leader. Factual content is mixed with glorification of his personal traits. A curious chapter describes a visit to "Mr. Mussolini" by the actor Jackie Coogan, "the most famous child in the world." The author would become a literary leader of the Italian anti-semitic campaign. This copy has a complicated provenance.


ITALIAN LIFE UNDER FASCISM: Selections from the Fry Collection
Exhibition in the Department of Special Collections
Memorial Library
University of Wisconsin-Madison
July through September 1998