Summary of Aili McConnon & Andres McConnon's Road to Valor

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#1 Gino grew up in Ponte a Ema, a town in Italy that was a laundry town. The orchards outside town were ideal for any pastime that involved hiding and chasing, and he and his friends would frequently play games of tag or cops and robbers in the fields.

#2 Gino’s father, Torello, was the primary breadwinner of the family. He was a quiet, old workhorse who moved with the ease of a young one. His features did not reveal much about him. He always wore a beret and a thick mustache covered the edges of his mouth.

#3 Torello was a laborer who worked primarily in the fields. He was used to hard work, but his job stability did little to inspire confidence. He worked principally in the fields, and when that type of job wasn’t available, he worked in a local quarry.

#4 The bicycle had been invented more than a century before Gino, but the first versions were little more than wooden horses mounted on wheels. In 1790, a Frenchman rode one of these devices in a rudimentary race around the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 9, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822535640

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#1

Gino grew up in Ponte a Ema, a town in Italy that was a laundry town. The orchards outside town were ideal for any pastime that involved hiding and chasing, and he and his friends would frequently play games of tag or cops and robbers in the fields.

#2

Gino’s father, Torello, was the primary breadwinner of the family. He was a quiet, old workhorse who moved with the ease of a young one. His features did not reveal much about him. He always wore a beret and a thick mustache covered the edges of his mouth.

#3

Torello was a laborer who worked primarily in the fields. He was used to hard work, but his job stability did little to inspire confidence. He worked principally in the fields, and when that type of job wasn’t available, he worked in a local quarry.

#4

The bicycle had been invented more than a century before Gino, but the first versions were little more than wooden horses mounted on wheels. In 1790, a Frenchman rode one of these devices in a rudimentary race around the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

#5

The bicycle was a new form of personal transit that opened up a new world of opportunity for average workers. It was both exhilarating and terrifying to ride a bike, and it became popular very quickly.

#6

The bicycle rose to a golden age of cultural prominence in the late nineteenth century. It became a staple of everyday life, and was impossible to ignore. People of all walks of life became cyclists, and as they did, the bicycle itself rose in popularity.

#7

When Gino arrived in Florence, he was overwhelmed by the city’s sights and sounds. He met a man named Giacomo Goldenberg, who had