Cavour


Read by Pamela Nagami

(4.5 stars; 2 reviews)

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. (7 hr 15 min)

Chapters

Preface 4:12 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 1: Heredity and Environment, Pt. 1 19:27 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 1: Heredity and Environment, Pt. 2 20:40 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 2: Travel Years, Pt. 1 13:51 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 2: Travel Years, Pt. 2 16:51 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 3: The Journalist, Pt. 1 16:10 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 3: The Journalist, Pt. 2 19:16 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 4: In Parliament, Pt. 1 16:46 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 4: In Parliament, Pt. 2 18:55 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 5: The Great Ministry, Pt. 1 16:12 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 5: The Great Ministry, Pt. 2 18:33 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 6: The Crimean War--Struggle with the Church, Pt. 1 19:28 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 6: The Crimean War--Struggle with the Church, Pt. 2 16:15 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 7: The Congress of Paris, Pt. 1 16:19 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 7: The Congress of Paris, Pt. 2 18:31 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 8: The Pact of Plombières, Pt. 1 16:11 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 8: The Pact of Plombières, Pt. 2 18:32 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 9: The War of 1859--Villafranca, Pt. 1 15:18 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 9: The War of 1859--Villafranca, Pt. 2 16:15 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 10: Savoy and Nice, Pt. 1 13:23 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 10: Savoy and NIce, Pt. 2 13:40 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 11: The Sicilian Expedition, Pt. 1 13:19 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 11: The Sicilian Expedition, Pt. 2 13:01 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 12: The Kingdom of Italy, Pt. 1 16:48 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 12: The Kingdom of Italy, Pt. 2 12:52 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 13: Rome Voted the Capital--Conclusion, Pt. 1 15:04 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 13: Rome Voted the Capital--Conclusion, Pt. 2 20:06 Read by Pamela Nagami

Reviews


(4 stars)

Not a fan of a Cavour personally, unlike the author, but this is a good general introduction. Well read.