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How I Became A Brigand (Annotated edition with thematic indexes): Autobiography by Carmine Crocco Donatelli
Carmine Crocco Donatelli is one of the most surprising and controversial figures of nineteenth-century a man born on the margins of society who, in just a few years, rose to lead one of the largest popular uprisings of his time. His autobiography—intense, vivid, almost cinematic—plunges the reader into a world of injustice, shifting alliances, betrayals, and battles fought across the rugged mountains of Southern Italy, while a new nation struggles to assert itself by force.
This edition offers international readers a complete Crocco’s first-person account paired with a clear, accessible critical apparatus that explains events, characters, and political dynamics without slowing the pace. Thematic insights and analytical indexes help readers navigate a story rich in tension and unexpected turns, revealing how the life of a single rebel can illuminate the contradictions behind the birth of modern Italy.
This annotated edition
- Historical and critical commentaries
- Detailed subject indexes
- Original editorial apparatus
This edition offers international readers a complete Crocco’s first-person account paired with a clear, accessible critical apparatus that explains events, characters, and political dynamics without slowing the pace. Thematic insights and analytical indexes help readers navigate a story rich in tension and unexpected turns, revealing how the life of a single rebel can illuminate the contradictions behind the birth of modern Italy.
This annotated edition
- Historical and critical commentaries
- Detailed subject indexes
- Original editorial apparatus
206 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 3, 2026
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