{"id":24,"date":"2026-02-04T01:18:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T01:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/868950\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-02-04T06:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:46:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/868950\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns homepage is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\">American Destiny<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:34px\">A True Story of Family, Roots, and the Journey Between Two Worlds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong><em>American Destiny<\/em><\/strong>, I invite you to walk beside me through the cobbled streets of postwar Italy and the immigrant neighborhoods of New York. This story is a tribute to my family&#8217;s courage and our rich Barese heritage, shaped by sacrifice, tradition, and love. I wrote this to honor my parents&#8217; dreams and the strength of all immigrants who journey toward hope. Come discover where heart and homeland meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-63375db1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/868950\/about-the-book\/\" style=\"border-radius:3px;font-size:15px\"><strong>READ MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.balboapress.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/868950-american-destiny\" style=\"border-radius:3px;font-size:15px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ORDER A COPY NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Destiny A True Story of Family, Roots, and the Journey Between Two Worlds In American Destiny, I invite you to walk beside me through the cobbled streets of postwar Italy and the immigrant neighborhoods of New York. This story is a tribute to my family&#8217;s courage and our rich Barese heritage, shaped by sacrifice,<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/868950\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Home&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/organic-custom-template.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/868950\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/868950\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/868950\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/868950\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/868950\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/868950\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-gem2.net\/BalboaPress\/868950\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}