hɪz fˈɜːst bˈʊk, ðɪ ˈɜːbən vˈɪlɪdʒɚz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː, dᵻskɹˈaɪbd bˈɔstənz daɪvˈɜːs wˈɛst ˈɛnd nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd, wˌɛɹ hiː mˈeɪnli stˈʌdid ɪts ɪtˈæliənɐmˈɛɹɪkən wˈɜːkɪŋ klˈæs kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi.
His first book, The Urban Villagers (1962), described Boston's diverse West End neighborhood, where he mainly studied its Italian-American working class community.