a fascinating travelogue through Italy and through history

The Hero's Way: Walking with Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna by Tim Parks
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Hero's Way is a fascinating travelogue through Italy, and through history, as Tim Parks retraces the steps of Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna in 1849. Parks and his travel companion walk the 400 miles that Garibaldi and his army of volunteers did. The story is interesting both in the historical events that were new to me, and also in Parks' account of the adventure and encounters in traveling this path nearly two centuries later on foot, in a world of motorcycles, autos, and trains. I love Tim Parks perspectives and commentary on both the history, and on the journey. A great trip.

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