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Book SynopsisGiuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian revolutionary leader and popular hero, was among the best-known figures of the nineteenth century. This book seeks to examine his life and the making of his cult, to assess its impact, and understand its surprising success.
Trade Review"'Lucy Riall gives us a book which is about rather more than myriad fantasies projected onto the most famous of Italy's nation-builders, a work with inevitable resonances for our own age of celebrity chasing and willing enslavement to the media. Her historical argument is made more compelling by a lucid, athletic and continuously engaging prose style... among my books of the year.' Jonathan Keates, Literary Review 'Lucy Riall's absorbing and scholarly new book.' David Gilmour, The Spectator 'Riall is to be congratulated on her narrative verve.' Ian Thompson, The Sunday Times 'a compelling read, full of fascinating and hilarious new material.' Adam Zamoyski, The Sunday Telegraph 'a brilliantly conceived and executed study.' John Dickie, The Daily Telegraph"
