Garibaldi : : Citizen of the World: A Biography / / Alfonso Scirocco.

What adventure novelist could have invented the life of Giuseppe Garibaldi? The revolutionary, soldier, politician, and greatest figure in the fight for Italian unification, Garibaldi (1807-1882) brought off almost as many dramatic exploits in the Americas as he did in Europe, becoming an internatio...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]
©2008
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (456 p.) :; 1 map.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Sailing the Mediterranean
  • 2. From Conspiracy to Exile
  • 3. The Rio Interlude
  • 4. Privateer
  • 5. In Rio Grande
  • 6. Loves, Friendships, and Amusements
  • 7. The Costa Brava Expedition
  • 8. Montevideo
  • 9. San Antonio de Salto
  • 10. His Fame Spreads
  • 11. Italy in 1848: The General Call to Arms
  • 12. The Rome Events of 1849
  • 12. The Rome Events of 1849
  • 13. The Bold Defiance of 1849
  • 14. The Gray Years
  • 15. In the King's Ser vice
  • 16. Political Frustrations and Disappointments in Love
  • 17. The Epic Campaign of the Thousand
  • 18. Dictator of Sicily
  • 19. Master of a Kingdom
  • 20. From the Solitude of Caprera to the Drama of Aspromonte
  • 21. Triumph in London
  • 22. Bezzecca, Mentana, and Dijon
  • 23. Pacifism, Socialism, and Democracy
  • 24. The Final Years: Family, Literary Activities, and Financial Concerns
  • 25. Epilogue
  • Chronology of Events
  • Bibliography
  • Index