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Garibaldi : Citizen of the World: A Biography /

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 international freedom fighter, earning the title of the "hero of two worlds,"...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Scirocco, Alfonso
Otros Autores: Cameron, Allan, 1952- (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Sailing the Mediterranean
  • From conspiracy to exile
  • The Rio interlude
  • Privateer
  • In Rio Grande
  • Loves, friendships, and amusements
  • The Costa Brava expedition
  • Montevideo
  • San Antonio de Salto
  • His fame spreads
  • Italy in 1848: the general call to arms
  • The Rome events of 1849
  • The bold defiance of 1849
  • The gray years
  • In the king's service
  • Political frustrations and disappointments in love
  • The epic campaign of the thousand
  • The dictator of Sicily
  • Master of a kingdom
  • From the solitude of Caprera to the drama of Aspromonte
  • Triumph in London
  • Bezzecca, Mentana, and Dijon
  • Pacifism, Socialism, and democracy
  • The final years: family, literary activities, and financial concerns
  • Epilogue.