Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Political opinions in Sicily: April-June 1860
2. Cavour and the diplomats: April-June
3. La Farina and Crispi: June
4. Arguments for and against annexation
5. Arguments over ways and means
6. Crispi loses the first round: June
7. Cavour loses the second round: July
8. Cavour adjusts his policy: July
9. Depretis begins his prodictatorship: July
10. Cavour plans a revolt at Naples: July
11. Cavour fails at Naples: August
12. Political differences in Sicily: August
13. Cavour forces Depretis to a choice: 1-8 September
14. Depretis fails to persuade Garibaldi: 8-14 September
15. Garibaldi succeeds at Naples: 1-15 September
16. Cavour breaks with Garibaldi: September
17. The radicals at bay: September
18. Mordini the new prodictator: 17-25 September
19. Further controversy over annexation: September-October
20. Mordini summons an assembly: 5 October
21. Pallavicino fights for a plebiscite: 8 October
22. Parliament supports Cavour: October
23. Mordini changes his mind: 9-13 October
24. Garibaldi makes his decision: 9-13 October
25. The plebiscite in Sicily: October
26. The doubtful significance of the vote: October-November
27. Cavour's government in the south: November-December
28. Conclusion
Index
Map.
