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"At last, a grand companion to the mysterious and enchanting island of Sardinia. Known to most travelers for its beaches, Sardinia's complex archeological heritage extends back to Neolithic times. Written with verve and love, In Sardinia is the book I'll be taking on future trips." -Frances Mayes, New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun Award-winning historian Jeff Biggers opens a new window into the hidden treasures of Sardinia in a groundbreaking travel narrative that crisscrosses one of the most enigmatic places in Italy. After three decades of living and traveling in Italy, Jeff Biggers finally crossed over to Sardinia, uncovering a treasury of stories amid major archaeological discoveries rewriting the history of the Mediterranean.
About the Author
Jeff Biggers is an award-winning historian, journalist and playwright. He is the author of the forthcoming Resistance: Reclaiming an American Tradition, Trials of a Scold: The Incredible True Story of Writer Anne Royall, longlisted for he PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography, State Out of the Union: Arizona and the Final Showdown Over the American Dream, selected as a Top Ten Book in Social Sciences by Publishers Weekly, Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland, winner of the Delta Award for Literature and the David Brower Award for Environmental Reporting, The United States of Appalachia, and In the Sierra Madre, recipient of the ForeWord Magazine Travel Book of the Year Award. His work has appeared in numerous magazines, newspapers and national public radio programs, including NPR, PRI, the New York Times, The Atlantic, Huffington Post, Salon, The Nation and The Guardian. His website is www.jeffbiggers.com .
