<p>Picture a brute in a backwater whose word is law. Here, the fix is in and those in the know are on the take. Now, hang it in the dawn of the Italian Renaissance. Count Ambrogio rules from his crime capital, Fabriano, a tough, underprivileged sort of town surrounded by hostile mountains swarming with cutthroats. Young Ambrogio grows up with thugs, beggars, prostitutes and smugglers for companions. He rises to the rank of strong arm for the Count but when painter Paolo Doni comes to Fabriano to fulfill a commission, this gangster gofer s story takes an unexpected turn.</p>

Ambrogio Beccarria

Jonathan M Prince

Calicuchima Press

<p>This is the turbulent tale of Giorgio Beccarria who scrambled from the lowliest origins to the heights of power and renown in 15th century Italy. He began his rise due to his military prowess and this volume is concerned with his mastery of that trade; further volumes will deal with his political ascendency.</p>

Giorgio Beccarria: 1400-1436 (Beccarria Chronicles)

Jonathan Prince

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Ambrogio Beccarria

Giorgio Beccarria: 1400-1436 (Beccarria Chronicles)