“To avoid being hit by the police measures that followed the riots [in Milan in 1898, Carlo Caprotti] was forced to take refuge in Germany. Together with him, his nephew Bernardo, my great-grandfather, escapes. In the meantime he has married his first cousin Bettina, Carlo’s own daughter. Bernardo was also a member of the Republican Party and had a close and friendly exchange of letters with the deputy Luigi De Andreis, one of the most active members of the party (…). (p. 27).
Insights from the book: "Le ossa dei Caprotti"
From Garibaldi to the CIA and Esselunga, a meticulously documented saga of the family that reshaped Italian habits forever.
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