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Road to Valor A True Story of WWII Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation

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ISBN-10: 0307590658

ISBN-13: 9780307590657

Edition: N/A

Authors: Aili McConnon, Andres McConnon

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Road to Valoris the inspiring, against-the-odds story of Gino Bartali, the cyclist who made the greatestcomeback in Tour de France history and secretly aided the Italian resistance during World War II.     Gino Bartali is best known as an Italian cycling legend: the man who not only won the Tour de France twice, but also holds the record for the longest time span between victories.  During the ten years that separated his hard-won triumphs, his actions, both on and off the racecourse, ensured him a permanent place in Italian hearts and minds.   InRoad to Valor,Aili and Andres McConnon chronicle Bartali’s journey, starting in impoverished rural Tuscany where a scrawny, mischievous boy…    
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Book details

List price: $20.00
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/11/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.24" wide x 7.95" long x 0.95" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Aili McConnon writes for BusinessWeek Magazine. She has appeared on CNBC, MSNBC, FOX, CNN and ABC television and she has also written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Guardian. She received a B.A. in Literature with honors from Princeton, an M.Phil in literature from Cambridge University and an M.Sc. with honors in Journalism from Columbia University.Follow Aili on Twitter at https://twitter.com/AiliMcConnon

Andres McConnon is the primary researcher on the forthcoming publication, The Nazi Culture Sourcebook (University of California Press, 2009). He graduated with high honors from Princeton University and was nominated for the Rhodes Scholarship

Authors' Note
Prologue
Map of Tuscany and Umbria
Across the Arno
In the Saddle
The First Test
"Italy's Number One Sportsman"
Storm at the Summit
Map of World War II in Italy
From the Stars to the Stables
An Impossible Choice
The Counterfeiters' Ring
Free Fall
Map of France
Ginettaccio
Les Macaroni
Four Bullets
A Frozen Hell
The Road Home
Epilogue
Where They Are Now
Notes
Acknowledgments
Photo and Illustration Credits