{"product_id":"koscuiszko-pb","title":"KOSCUISZKO PB","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs1844654{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs47DB3EB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#181B21;font-style:italic;Segoe UI;} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;} .csDF76FDB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#181B21;font-style:normal;Segoe UI;} .cs8130CDB{12pt;font-weight:bold;color:#181B21;font-style:normal;Segoe UI;} .cs13DCAC4{text-align:left;margin:12pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs13DCAC4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs8130CDB\"\u003eKosciuszko is a name familiar to all Australians. But how many people know who our iconic highest peak is named after? Bestselling author Anthony Sharwood finds out why Tadeusz Kosciuszko is the hero the world needs right now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs1844654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eA military engineer, freedom fighter and champion of human rights, this extraordinary revolutionary was crucial to the success of the American War of Independence, where he won the admiration and friendship of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. He then bravely led an uprising against Russia and other invaders in his native Poland, promising freedom and equality to all who joined his cause.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs1844654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eIn his day, Kosciuszko was loved and respected across Europe and America. Jefferson called him 'as pure a son of liberty as I have ever known', while Kosciuszko would later challenge Jefferson to live up to his famous words 'All men are created equal' by bequeathing his American funds to free the enslaved on Jefferson's plantation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs1844654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eAnthony Sharwood has spent a lifetime walking, skiing and writing about Kosciuszko National Park. His two previous works (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs47DB3EB\"\u003eFrom Snow to Ash\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs47DB3EB\"\u003eThe Brumby Wars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003e) established him as the leading modern literary voice of the Australian High Country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs1844654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eNow he sets off on the trail of Kosciuszko himself, travelling across the US, Poland and Switzerland, before returning to Australia and walking Mt Kosciuszko with the area's Traditional Owners to reveal the ancient history of Australia's highest peak.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs8130CDB\"\u003eKosciuszko's life and legacy is enthralling, inspiring and indispensable. But is that reason enough to keep his name on the mountain?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books N Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49978371768560,"sku":"9780733653643","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1855\/5830\/files\/9780733653643_1.jpg?v=1783311455","url":"https:\/\/booksngifts.com.au\/products\/koscuiszko-pb","provider":"Books N Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}