Giuseppe Garibaldi: “The field and the wood are his halls; and the ground is his bed.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1860

The field and the wood are his halls; and the ground is his bed.

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Giuseppe Garibaldi

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From his autobiography, vividly describing the close connection to nature and the simple, unencumbered life of the South American "Martrero".

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