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Forbes, Charles Stuart

 
9781108060134: The Campaign of Garibaldi in the Two Sicilies: A Personal Narrative
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1108060137 ISBN 13 : 9781108060134
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Published in 1861, the first-hand observations of one of the many English supporters of the hero of the Risorgimento.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A lieutenant in the Royal Navy who served in South America, the Crimea and China, Charles Stuart Forbes (1829–76) was one of the many Englishmen who volunteered to support Giuseppe Garibaldi during the Risorgimento. Garibaldi (1807–82) was an immensely popular figure in England, often being identified with English heroes of the past. Streets, food and clothing were named in his honour, while Queen Victoria commented that he was 'honest, disinterested and brave'. Published in 1861, Forbes' work tells, mostly through letters, of the progress of the last territorial conquest before the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. From Forbes we learn something of the messianic character attributed to Garibaldi: 'I have many times been told, in all sincerity by the peasants, that he is the brother of the Redeemer.' This remains a valuable first-hand account of some of the most important events in the founding of modern Italy.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1108060137
ISBN 13 
9781108060134
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
390
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