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A Bold and Dangerous Family: The Rossellis and the Fight Against Mussolini

Caroline Moorehead

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD Mussolini was not only ruthless: he was subtle and manipulative. Black-shirted thugs did his dirty work for him: arson, murder, destruction of homes and offices, bribes and intimidation. His opponents - including editors, union representatives, lawyers and judges - were beaten into submission. But the tide turned in 1924 when his assassins went too far, horror spread across Italy, and antifascist resistance was born. Among those whose disgust hardened into bold and uncompromising resistance was a family from Florence: Amelia, Carlo and Nello Rosselli. Caroline Moorehead draws readers into the lives of this remarkable family - their loves, their loyalties, their laughter and their ultimate sacrifice.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> Memoir & AutobiographyGoogle Books: Biography & Autobiography -> BiographyBlack History & CultureBusiness, Capitalism & CorporationsCrime, Policing & ViolenceLabor, Work & Organizing

Award History

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AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Costa Book Awards: Biography2017FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

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    • Amelia Rosselli62%
    • Carlo Rosselli62%
    • Nello Rosselli62%

  2. 02 Central places

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    • Florence55%
    • Italy45%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

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    Fascist violence under Mussolini turned, especially after 1924, into growing antifascist resistance, exemplified by the Rosselli family's bold, uncompromising opposition.

    Model confidence 44%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 46%.