You probably thought this month’s header was Hipster trio The Avett Brothers given the bodacious and ironic facial hair. Alas…no. It’s from a print of Giuseppe Garibaldi at three different phases in his long military career.
I’ll write more about him and others as the month goes on, Garibaldi receives some special attention because America is reminiscing over the Civil War. In the Deep South’s case, they’re not since they spend all their energy revising what occurred. Now wait, how does the dude who was a major player in unifying the Italian peninsula into the modern nation of Italy have to do with America? You’ll just have to find out as October progresses.
Meanwhile I’m going over the leftovers from last year and see I need to continue digging. There’s more to Italians than being entertainment and/or organized-crime figures.