Cavour

Description:

A biography of the man who was instrumental in bringing about the politcal will to unify Italy, even though he did not live to see it. The author was the English wife of an Italian noblemen, putting her in a position to personally meet many of the people associated with Cavour in the struggle for Italian independence.

subjects: Italian unification

People: Camillo Benso Cavour conte di (1810-1861),  Garibaldi

Places: Turin,  Naples,  Venice,  Nice,  Sicily

Times: mid-1800's,  Italy