Bombs of Orsini, The

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The Bombs of Orsini (1957) by Michael St. John Packe is a biographical account of Felice Orsini, an Italian revolutionary who attempted to assassinate Emperor Napoleon III in 1858. The book, published in the US as Orsini: The Story of a Conspirator, details the plot, the revolutionary’s life, and the political aftermath of the attack.

• On January 14, 1858, Orsini and his accomplices threw three bombs at Napoleon III’s carriage in Paris, causing significant casualties but missing the Emperor.
• Felice Orsini (1819–1858), an Italian patriot and Carbonari leader who aimed to force French intervention in Italy.
• The book is recognized as a detailed account of the conspiracy that ultimately pushed Napoleon III toward supporting the Italian unification movement.
• First Edition.

  • ix, 313 p., 8 p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm. #060326

  • • Orsini, Felice, 1819-1853
    • Italy — Politics and government — 1815-1870