Cavour

by Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco

27 chapters7h 15mEnglish1904

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Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810-1861) was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement for Italian unification. A nobleman born in Turin, Cavour founded the political newspaper "Il Risorgimento." An ardent admirer of Britain's constitution monarchy, with whose statesmen he forged strong diplomatic ties, he rose to become prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia under King Victor Emmanuel II. By skillful maneuvering, Cavour enlisted the military support of Emperor Napoleon III of France in freeing the Italian states from Austrian tyranny, and in an uneasy alliance with the military leader Giuseppe Garibaldi, he forged the modern Italian state. - Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.

1Ch. 1: Heredity and Environment, Pt. 1

1167

2Ch. 1: Heredity and Environment, Pt. 2

1240

3Ch. 2: Travel Years, Pt. 1

831

4Ch. 2: Travel Years, Pt. 2

1011

5Ch. 3: The Journalist, Pt. 1

970

6Ch. 3: The Journalist, Pt. 2

1156

7Ch. 4: In Parliament, Pt. 1

1006

8Ch. 4: In Parliament, Pt. 2

1135

9Ch. 5: The Great Ministry, Pt. 1

972

10Ch. 5: The Great Ministry, Pt. 2

1113

11Ch. 6: The Crimean War--Struggle with the Church, Pt. 1

1168

12Ch. 6: The Crimean War--Struggle with the Church, Pt. 2

975

13Ch. 7: The Congress of Paris, Pt. 1

979

14Ch. 7: The Congress of Paris, Pt. 2

1111

15Ch. 8: The Pact of Plombières, Pt. 1

971

16Ch. 8: The Pact of Plombières, Pt. 2

1112

17Ch. 9: The War of 1859--Villafranca, Pt. 1

918

18Ch. 9: The War of 1859--Villafranca, Pt. 2

975

19Ch. 10: Savoy and Nice, Pt. 1

803

20Ch. 10: Savoy and NIce, Pt. 2

820

21Ch. 11: The Sicilian Expedition, Pt. 1

799

22Ch. 11: The Sicilian Expedition, Pt. 2

781

23Ch. 12: The Kingdom of Italy, Pt. 1

1008

24Ch. 12: The Kingdom of Italy, Pt. 2

772

25Ch. 13: Rome Voted the Capital--Conclusion, Pt. 1

904

26Ch. 13: Rome Voted the Capital--Conclusion, Pt. 2

1206

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