Sailing the Mediterranean
From conspiracy to exile
The Rio interlude
Privateer
In Rio Grande
Loves, friendships, and amusements
The Costa Brava expedition
Montevideo
San Antonio de Salto
His fame spreads
Italy in 1848: the general call to arms
The Rome events of 1849
The bold defiance of 1849
The gray years
In the king's service
Political frustrations and disappointments in love
The epic campaign of the thousand
The dictator of Sicily
Master of a kingdom
From the solitude of Caprera to the drama of Aspromonte
Triumph in London
Bezzecca, Mentana, and Dijon
Pacifism, Socialism, and democracy
The final years: family, literary activities, and financial concerns
Epilogue.