Road to Valour
Gino Bartali – Tour de France Legend and World War Two Hero
$27.39
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
25 June 2013
Summary
ROAD TO VALOUR is the inspiring, against-the-odds story of Gino Bartali, the cyclist who made the greatest comeback in Tour de France history and still holds the record for the longest gap between victories. Yet it was his actions during the Second World War, when he secretly aided the Resistance, rather than his remarkable exploits on a bike, that truly cemented his place in the hearts and minds of the Italian people.
Based on nearly ten years of research, and including fascinating n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753828144 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753828146 |
| Author: | Aili McConnon, Andres McConnon |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 25 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 288g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 177mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
Aili McConnon
Aili McConnon is a Canadian journalist based in New York. She has written for BusinessWeek Magazine, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Guardian. She has appeared on ABC, MSNBC and CNN, and has earned degrees from Princeton University, the University of Cambridge and Columbia University.
Andres McConnon graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, where he majored in history. He previously worked as a historical researcher for several books. While researching and writing ROAD TO VALOUR, he lived for periods in Paris, Florence and the Italian Riviera.
Aili and Andres are siblings, born in Toronto.
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