"Our Italy" is a fascinating treatise on half-century Italy by Charles Dudley Warner, with chapters on politics, geography, economy, history, agriculture, and much more. Contents include: "How Our Italy Is Made", "Our Climatic And Commercial Mediterranean", "Early Vicissitudes.-productions.-sanitary Climate", "The Winter Of Our Content", "Health And Longevity", "Is Residence Here Agreeable?", "The Winter On The Coast", "The General Outlook.-land And Prices", "The Advantages Of Irrigation", etc. Charles Dudley Warner (September 12, 1829 - October 20, 1900) was an American novelist and essayist. He was a close friend of Mark Twain, and co-authored "The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today" with him. Other notable works by this author include: "Baddeck, And That Sort of Thing" (1874), "In the Levant" (1876), and "On Horseback, in the Southern States" (1888). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.