NEWSWIRETODAY Press Release & Newswire Distribution | HOME
MOST TRUSTED NEWSWIRE PRESS RELEASE DISTRIBUTION
PRTODAY / NewswireToday press release distribution service network
Agency / Source: Brad Herzog - Publicist

Check Ads Availability|e-mail Article

Are you the owner of this article?, Turn it PREMIUM with your LOGO instead - and make it 3rd party Ads-Free! within the next hour!

New Travel Memoir Examines Big Picture by Exploring Small Towns - Award-winning author Brad Herzog's third travel memoir,
New Travel Memoir Examines Big Picture by Exploring Small Towns

 

NewswireTODAY - /newswire/ - Pacific Grove, CA, United States, 2010/04/29 - Award-winning author Brad Herzog's third travel memoir, "Turn Left at the Trojan Horse: A Would-Be Hero's American Odyssey" (Citadel Press), available June 1.

   
 
Your Banner Ad Here instead - Showing along with ALL Articles covering Books / Publishing / Newspapers Announcements

Replace these Affiliate Programs at ANYTIME! Your banner here within the next hour. Learn How!


 

Author Brad Herzog asks us to reconsider the traditional metaphors for America. “The United States is less a melting pot than a masterpiece of pointillism, a dot painting defined not by the broad strokes of mainstream media and metropolitan muscle, but by the smallest dots on the map,” he writes. “The colors blend from a distance; they stand out boldly from up close. If you want to understand America, you have to connect the dots.” With a trilogy of acclaimed books about his exploration of life lessons in small-town America, Herzog has done just that.

Herzog’s latest adventure is TURN LEFT AT THE TROJAN HORSE: A Would-be Hero’s American Odyssey (Citadel Press, June 2010). Described as "On the Road" meets" Eat, Pray, Love," it is a cross-country excursion in the spirit of the ancient journey of King Odysseus. But instead of a voyage home to Ithaka following the Trojan War, this would-be hero is making his way toward his alma mater in Ithaca, New York. With middle age bearing down on him and a college reunion on his agenda, Herzog takes stock: How has he measured up to his youthful aspirations? What constitutes a life well-lived? In this day and age, what makes a hero?

To answer those classic questions, Herzog crafts an itinerary taking him through classically-named places – from Athena (Oregon) to Apollo (Pennsylvania). Starting in the shadow of Washington’s Mount Olympus, Herzog makes his way eastward, delving into his own psyche and the lives of everyday heroes along the way. He meets a teacher in a rural one-room schoolhouse in Troy (Oregon), a lifelong hobo in Iliad (Montana), a bomb-diffusing soldier from Sparta (Wisconsin) and an 87-year-old paragon of reliability in Pandora (Ohio).

TURN LEFT AT THE TROJAN HORSE is a personal, philosophical, historical and conversational trek across America and through the universal truths embedded in ancient myths. However, in the end it is simply the story of one man trying to find his way. Says Herzog, who has also published hundreds of national magazine articles and a series of children’s books, “My goal was to make it intimate yet epic, accessible yet enlightening. To me, that’s the definition of a memorable road trip.”

In his first travel memoir, "States of Mind" (John F. Blair, 1999), he and his wife spent nearly a year on the road in a Winnebago, searching for virtue in places like Pride (Alabama), Wisdom (Montana) and Honor (Michigan). In 2000, it was named one of the ten outstanding books from small publishers and reached #2 on the Amazon.com bestseller list after the author’s appearances on “The Today Show” and “Oprah.” Herzog’s follow-up travelogue, "Small World" (Pocket Book, 2004), a trek from London (Wisconsin) and Paris (Kentucky) to Moscow (Maine) and Mecca (California), was chosen by Lonely Planet as one of eight travel literature classics, along with books by Jack Kerouac and John Steinbeck.

More information on Brad Herzog and his books can be found at BradHerzog.com. Contact Citadel Press (Kensington Books) at kensingtonbooks.com/.

 
 
Your Banner Ad Here instead - Showing along with ALL Articles covering Books / Publishing / Newspapers Announcements

Replace these Affiliate Programs at ANYTIME! Your banner here within the next hour. Learn How!


 

Agency / Source: Brad Herzog - Publicist

 
 

Availability: All Regions (Including Int'l)

 

Traffic Booster: [/] Quick NewswireToday Visibility Checker

 

Distribution / Indexing: [+]

 
 
# # #
 
 
  Your Banner Ad showing on ALL
Books / Publishing / Newspapers articles,
CATCH Visitors via Your Competitors Announcements!


New Travel Memoir Examines Big Picture by Exploring Small Towns

Company website links NOT available to basic submissions
It is OK to republish and/or LINK any newswire for any legitimate media purpose as long as you name NewswireToday and LINK as the source.
 
  For more information, please visit:
Is this your article? Activate ALL web links by Upgrading to Press Release PREMIUM Plan Now!
|
Contact: Amy Herzog - BradHerzog.com 
831-238-1849 amyherzog[.]sbcglobal.net
 
PRZOOM / PRTODAY - Newswire Today disclaims any content contained in this article. If you need/wish to contact the company who published the current release, you will need to contact them - NOT us. Issuers of articles are solely responsible for the accuracy of their content. Our complete disclaimer appears here.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Issuance, publication or distribution of this press release in certain jurisdictions could be subject to restrictions. The recipient of this press release is responsible for using this press release and the information herein in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations in the particular jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute an offer or an offering to acquire or subscribe for any Brad Herzog - Publicist securities in any jurisdiction including any other companies listed or named in this release.

Books / Publishing / Newspapers via RSSAdd NewswireToday - PRZOOM Headline News to FeedBurner
Find who RetweetFollow @NewswireTODAY

Are you the owner of this article?, Turn it PREMIUM with your LOGO instead - and make it 3rd party Ads-Free! within the next hour!


Read Latest Articles From Brad Herzog - Publicist / Company Profile


Read Books / Publishing / Newspapers Most Recent Related Newswires:

The Jane Goodall Institute Austria Selects Mondi's Recycled Paper Brand NAUTILUS® for its Newly Printed Annual Magazine
Dog Writer’s Association Announces 'I’m Fine Just the Way I Am' as the Winner of the 2020 Rio Award
European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Extends Publishing Partnership with Wiley
Wiley Signs Transitional Open Access Agreement with Iowa State University
Cactus Communications Partners with Wiley to Support Journal Authors and Editorial Offices with UNSILO Technical Checks in the Screening of Manuscript
Jisc Partners with Wiley to Bring History of Science Archive to Life
Wiley Partners with DeepGreen Project to Enhance Open Access in Germany
The International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and Wiley Announce Open Access Publishing Partnership
IIM Lucknow Partners with WileyNXT for A Program on Talent Analytics
Wiley Takes Spectral Identification to the Next Level with Launch of KnowItAll 2020
Wiley and CPI Group Bring Print & Distribution Operations Together Under One Roof
Wiley and ResearchGate Announce Cooperation Agreement Enhancing Research Collaboration
Wiley and Bibsam Sign Open Access Agreement to Include 45 Swedish Institutions
Wiley and the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Announce New Partnership
S&P Global Platts Launches First LNG Bunkering Daily Price Assessments

Boost Your Social Network
& Crowdfunding Campaigns


LIFETIME SOCIAL MEDIA WALL
NewswireToday Celebrates 10 Years in Business


PREMIUM Members


Visit  JobsWare.com

Visit  BizJobs.com





 
  ©2005-2025 NewswireToday — Limelon Advertising, Co.
Home | About | Advertise/Pricing | Contact | Investors | Privacy/TOS | Sitemap | FRANCAIS
newswire, PR press releases distribution service magazines engine news alert newsroom press room breaking news public relations articles company news alerts newswiredistribution ezine bizentrepreneur biznewstoday digital business report market search pr firms agencies reports distri-bution today investor relation successful internet entrepreneurs newswire distribution prtoday.com newswiredistribution asianewstoday bizwiretoday USA pr UK today - NOT affiliated with PRNewswire as we declined their partnership offer in 2013
 
PRTODAY & NewswireTODAY are proudly NOT affiliated with USA TODAY (usatoday.com)