Across Sicily with Garibaldi's Thousand : An adventure in landscape and Italian memory - Tim Parks Publication Date:23/04/2026 whatever your field

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Across Sicily with Garibaldi's Thousand : An adventure in landscape and Italian memory - Tim Parks Publication Date:23/04/2026 whatever your fieldThe 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