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Book SynopsisThe acclaimed author of
Italian Ways returns with an exploration into Italy’s past and present—following in the footsteps of Garibaldi’s famed 250-mile journey across the Apennines.
Trade Review"[An] utterly transporting chronicle." -- Liesl Schillinger, New York Times Book Review
"A rattlingly good story….Mr. Parks’s passionate engagement with this story lends this travelogue a special quality." -- Gregory Dowling, Wall Street Journal
"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
"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
"A fresh, intriguing, environmentally sensitive, oddly endearing account." -- Jenny McPhee, Air Mail
"Garibaldi's heroic journey and Parks' enthusiastic guide make this a trip well worth taking." -- Cory Oldweiler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Soulful…This gripping account of Italy’s visionary past serves as a revealing window into its clouded present." -- Publishers Weekly (starred)
