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Buch (Hardcover): Belletristik
Across Sicily with The Thousand
An adventure in landscape and memory
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Alma Books Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 4W7ZP4Q
EAN: 9781846884757
Auf Lager:
3
Zustellung: Fr, 26.06.2026
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Beschreibung
The 1860 Expedition of the Thousand, in which a group of volunteers led by Giuseppe Garibaldi sailed from Quarto, near Genoa, landing on the west coast of Sicily and advancing to its capital Palermo in a bid to liberate the island from Bourbon rule, is perhaps the defining moment of the unification of Italy, and a testament to the bravery, resilience and vision of the country's last condottiere. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary diaries and other first-hand accounts by the protagonists of the events, and interspersing them with his own penetrating remarks, best-selling author Tim Parks retraces the journey of the "Mille" through the ragged landscape of Sicily under the blazing summer heat, bringing back to life an entire world in all its intricate complexity. Along the way he revisits old controversies and provides answers to many unresolved questions - as well as offering a vivid commentary on the Italy of today.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Tim Parks
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 288