STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Because of her longtime love of history, as well as her Italian heritage that’s manifested itself in a myriad ways, Arrochar resident Frances R. Curcio — who happens to be a ...

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This miniseries, set between 1860 and 1861, follows a short period in the life of the famous and beloved Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882). The miniseries begins with Garibaldi's entry ...

General Giuseppe (“Peppino”) Garibaldi of Manhattan and Connecticut is the grandson and namesake ofItaly’s late great Liberator and no mean soldier in his own right. In 1897, aged 17, he climbed out ...

Admirers of the British writer Tim Parks might find his latest nonfiction book, “The Hero’s Way” (Norton, 384 pages, $27.95) a surprise. For 40-odd years he has written about his adopted country, ...

You’ve heard of the larger-than-life Impressionists who captivated Europe and the world at large with their dazzling light and color. You’ve heard of the larger-than-life Impressionists who captivated ...