Secolo X. Fantasy; cavalleresco. Aleramo; il primo marchese del Monferrato; egrave; un personaggio realmente vissuto; la cui nascita egrave; avvolta nella leggenda. Sua madre non riesce ad avere figli; formula il voto di pellegrinaggio a Roma. Iniziata la gravidanza; egrave; colta dalle doglie a Sezzadio. Il bimbo egrave; battezzato con il nome di Aleramo. I genitori affidano il neonato ad una balia e proseguono il pellegrinaggio. Non lo rivedono mai piugrave;. Aleramo; divenuto cavaliere dellrsquo;imperatore germanico Ottone I; srsquo;innamora; contraccambiato; della bellissima figlia; Alasia. Lrsquo;imperatore si oppone alle loro nozze e i due innamorati sono costretti a fuggire. Dopo la precoce morte drsquo;Alasia; Aleramo si sposa altre due volte. Il marchese riesce a fermare le scorrerie dei Saraceni. Le sue doti diplomatiche sono apprezzate dallrsquo;imperatrice Adelaide che lo vuole Grande Dignitario Imperiale e favorisce la sua nomina a marchese del Comitato di Acqui; di Savona; di Asti; di Monferrato; di Torino; di Vercelli; di Parma; di Cremona e di Bergamo.
#3220279 in eBooks 2012-08-08 2012-08-08File Name: B00ZYLD8TU
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Title is a little misleadingBy CustomerI live in WV and have always been interested in the railroad; specifically the CO and BO. A very large number of my family worked for the BO in Gassaway; WV.I was very excited to hear about the book and was eager to see photographs of trains and facilities that my family would have been connected to. This brings me to the title of my review. Dont get me wrong the photographs in this book were wonderful and the writing was excellent; however the title should be "BO in Western West Virginia"! This book focuses mainly on the BO in the towns of Wheeling; Parkersburg; and Ravenswood. I was somewhat shocked there was no mention of some of the great BO facilities in central and eastern WV; mainly the shops in Gassaway and the massive roundhouse in Martinsburg (still standing). Reading the information about the author I understand is from the areas the book focuses on and I dont blame him for using that as the basis of the book. I just wish the book didnt represent itself as covering all of WV when in fact only a portion was covered.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy katalaveno33Another trip of nostalgia into the past for RR and steam loco enthusiast.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy rwesselGreat photos
