Five wives (at least), up to 13 military conflicts, eight children
(at the very least). Lover, Soldier, Reprobate About the exciting
and troublesome life and family of Paul Bonaventura Charles
Alexander Weiss DeVolpi: shanghaied when he immigrated from Italy
in 1890 to the United States; enlisted three times in the U.S.
Army, initially serving in Oklahoma Indian Territory around 1893;
fought as a mercenary in many nations; and left a handful of wives
around the world. His wartime enlistments included the
Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the Canadian
Army during World War I. Other combat engagements: the Boxer
Rebellion, Mexican Revolution, and repatriation of Tripoli and the
Dodecanese Islands. (However, his participation with the Italian
Army in Abyssinia and the Cossacks in Russia are difficult to
verify.) That's the Soldier part. As for Lover, there are four
well-documented marriages in the United States, Canada, and Italy;
also at least one or two more not confirmed. As for Reprobate,
that's what a now-deceased half-brother from Canada called him -
with good reason. No divorces. Plenty of children. Also involved in
some fraud, personal and an historic art scam. This is an
historically factual and authentic trip starting in the late 1800s,
written as a dialog between his surviving son (me, Alexander
DeVolpi) with curious parties and interested listeners.
Particularly fascinating is Bonaventura's role in the Boxer
Rebellion and his documented heroism during the Philippine
Insurrection, all of which represent a forgotten but curious period
in American history. Timeless photos, documents, and newspaper
clippings are included so as to depict the individuals, their
clothing, whereabouts, surroundings, medical profiles,
correspondence, diaries, heraldry, medals, uniforms, and weapons.
This is a true story - mostly about marriage, valor, and deceit. If
you join me on this trip, it'll transport back to the 1900s, and to
many places around the world. Be that as it may, it's part
biography, part history, mostly about my wayward father, a career
soldier of fortune.
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