{"product_id":"the-heros-way-9780393866841","title":"The Heros Way","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eItalian Ways\u003c\/em\u003e returns with an exploration into Italy’s past and present—following in the footsteps of Garibaldi’s famed 250-mile journey across the Apennines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] utterly transporting chronicle.\" -- Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\"A rattlingly good story….Mr. Parks’s passionate engagement with this story lends this travelogue a special quality.\" -- Gregory Dowling, Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\"A dream for armchair globetrotters…Parks intertwines his travelogue with thought-provoking contemplation on leadership, history, memory, politics, idealism and the true meaning of love of country.\" -- Jeremy Cliffe, The New Statesman\u003cbr\u003e\"A chronicle of wiliness in defeat and the unlikely escape of a shrinking ragtag volunteer army…[T]he central point of how a seeming military debacle gradually became viewed as 'a glorious act of resistance' is powerfully made.\" -- Michael Upchurch, The Seattle Times\u003cbr\u003e\"A fresh, intriguing, environmentally sensitive, oddly endearing account.\" -- Jenny McPhee, Air Mail\u003cbr\u003e\"Garibaldi's heroic journey and Parks' enthusiastic guide make this a trip well worth taking.\" -- Cory Oldweiler, Minneapolis Star Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\"Soulful…This gripping account of Italy’s visionary past serves as a revealing window into its clouded present.\" -- Publishers Weekly (starred)","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525167292759,"sku":"9780393866841","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780393866841.jpg?v=1731859490","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-heros-way-9780393866841","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}