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This pathfinder contains electronic resources on the history of Italy, which includes timelines, chronologies, biographical dictionaries and auxiliary studies. For information about additional history resources at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov).
Anthony P.
Campanella Collection of Giuseppe Garibaldi (http://www.sc.edu/library/spcoll/hist/garib/garib.html)
Provides limited access to the principal published works dealing with the Italian patriot, Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82), provided by the Thomas Cooper Library of the University of South Carolina. Includes items from Garibaldi's personal library. Notes that Garibaldi was instrumental in the reunification of Italy.
Cavour, Count Camillo
Benso di (1810-1861) (http://www.ohio.edu/chastain/ac/cavour.htm)
Brief biography of Cavour, one of the founders of the modern Italian state. Part of the Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions, sponsored by Ohio University, with numerous pages for other important Italian figures and events from this period, such as Manin, Gioberti, Milan, and Venice.
Christian Catacombs of Rome (http://www.catacombe.roma.it)
An extensive site that presents the history of the catacombs in Rome through informative texts, photographs, and interactive learning tools. Includes links to a collection of studies and a bibliography. From the Istituto Salesiano S. Callista, Roma.
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Galileo Project. The Medici Family (http://galileo.rice.edu/gal/medici.html)
Brief history of the Medici family with portraits of family members. From Rice University.
Italy1dot com (http://italy1.com/history/)
A short history of Italy from the earliest times to the present.
The People--People of Sicily Series (http://www.bestofsicily.com/history1.htm#people)
This site presents a history of Sicily from prehistoric times to the present. From Best of Sicily, A guide to Sicilian travel and all things Sicilian.
Tricolore.net (http://www.tricolore.net/cgi-bin/sections.html?subcat=2)
A brief history of Italy from the early tribes and the Greeks through World War II.
WW II Commemoration:
Benito Mussolini (http://gi.grolier.com/wwii/wwii%5Fmussolini.html)
A brief biography of Mussolini by Denis Mack Smith, a leading authority on modern Italian history, with links to other sites dealing with World War II. From Grollier Online.
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