Giuseppe Cesare Abba (October 6, 1838-November 6, 1910), was an Italian patriot and writer. He was born in Cairo Montenotte (Liguria), and died in Brescia. As a participant on the expedition of i Mille he fought next to Giuseppe Garibaldi. October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... -1... Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. ... Location within Italy Brescia is a city in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy with a population of around 200,000. ... During the Italian Risorgimento, the volunteers that followed Giuseppe Garibaldi in Southern Italy were called Redshirts (Camice rosse) because of the colour of their shirts (complete uniforms were beyond the finances of the Italian patriots). ... Image:Untitled. ...

Biography

His literary work is limited to revolutionary memories; after retiring to private life, first at Pisa, then in his native town, he attempted to write a romantic poem in five canti by the title "Arrigo". A fervent follower of Manzoni, he then tried to write a historical novel (1875) with Le rive della Bormida nel 1874 (The Banks of the Bormida in 1874), with the notes taken in 1860, which he did not publish. In 1880 it became Noterelle di uno dei Mille edite dopo vent’anni (Notes by one of i Mille twenty years later), assuming its final title, Da Quarto al Volturno: Noterelle d’uno dei Mille (From Quarto to Volturno: Notes by one of i Mille), only in 1891. Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. ... A canto is a significant section of a long poem or the highest part in a piece of choral music. ... Alessandro Manzoni Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni (March 7, 1785–May 22, 1873) was an Italian poet and novelist. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

This work was his magnum opus, and also the best work that has ever been written on the experiences of i Mille in Sicily. The book was released thanks to Giosuè Carducci, to whom Abba had sent it on the urging of an old revolutionary friend, Sclavo. Carducci was at that time considering writing a work on the life of Garibaldi, and encouraged the survivors of the campaign to give him historical testimonies. When he had read the Noterelle, he appreciated it so much that gave it to the editor Zanichelli to be published, telling the author that now he might never write the biography of the hero. Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... Giosuè Carducci (July 27, 1835 – near Lucca, February 16, 1907) was an Italian poet, one of Italys greatest, and a teacher. ...

Abba quickly acquired fame, so much so that he became first teacher at the secondary school at Faenza, then principal of the technological institute of Brescia, where he worked until his death. Faenza is an old Italian cathedral town, situated 50 km southeast of Bologna. ... Location within Italy Brescia is a city in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy with a population of around 200,000. ...

Even though he produced other works based on the expedition, none became as celebrated as the Noterelle. He also wrote poetry and short stories, but without much success.

Works

• Le rive della Bormida nel 1874 (1875)
• Noterelle di uno dei Mille edite dopo vent’anni (1880)
• Da Quarto al Volturno. Noterelle d’uno dei Mille (1880-1891)
• Storia dei Mille ("Story of the Mille", 1904)
• Vita di Nino Bixio ("The Life of Nino Bixio", 1905)
• Cose garibaldine ("Garibaldian Things")
• Romagna
• Cose vedute ("Things I Have Seen")

1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

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Biography (in Italian)