Garibaldi's Biscuits - Hardcover

Steadman, Ralph

 
9781842708606: Garibaldi's Biscuits

Synopsis

There was great excitement when General Garibaldi returned to his beloved Italy after many years abroad. He had come to fight the greedy French Bourbons, who had invaded the country. Wearing ingenious pizza buckles on their belts and wielding water balloons, Garibaldi's army soon defeated the rascally French, and the world-famous Bourbon and Garibaldi biscuits were born!

In this little known footnote to history, the inimitable Ralph Steadman has created a magnificent and hilarious tour de force.

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About the Author

Ralph Steadman is a British illustrator best known for his collaboration and friendship with the American writer Hunter S. Thompson. Steadman is renowned for his political and social caricatures, cartoons and picture books.

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There was great excitement when General Garibaldi returned to his beloved Italy after many years abroad. He had come to fight the greedy French Bourbons, who had invaded the country. Wearing ingenious pizza buckles on their belts and wielding water balloons, Garibaldi's army soon defeated the rascally French, and the world-famous Bourbon and Garibaldi biscuits were born!

In this little known footnote to history, the inimitable Ralph Steadman has created a magnificent and hilarious tour de force.

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ISBN 10:  0761455787 ISBN 13:  9780761455783
Publisher: Two Lions, 2009
Hardcover