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Book Hard Traveling

    Book Details:
  • Author : Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes
  • Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
  • Release : 1999-11-01
  • ISBN : 9780803292703
  • Pages : 250 pages

Download or read book Hard Traveling written by Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1999-11-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nearly two hundred rare and dramatic photographs in this work depict life at work in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Work?often arduous, low paid, and dangerous?defined the region during its period of supercharged development from the 1880s to the 1920s. A final section records work during the depression and war years in the 1930s and 1940s. ø Complementing the photographs are statements by workers themselves, government analysts, and later observers. The author's essays and commentary on the photographs demonstrate, that, from the beginning of U.S. control, wage labor was crucial to integrating the Pacific Northwest into national and international networks of trade, commerce, and industry. The development of lumber, mining, fishing, railroad, and service industries in the New Northwest marked the transformation of the region from an isolated periphery to a functioning component of the world economy and culture. ø Schwantes also deals with the tension between the supposed freedom and individualism of the frontier West on the one hand and the constraints of wage labor as practiced in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on the other. This tension gave rise to an often militant trade unionism and political radicalism that was particularly marked in the Northwest.

Book Hard Travel to Sacred Places

Download or read book Hard Travel to Sacred Places written by Rudolph Wurlitzer and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1995-09-11 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hard Travel to Sacred Places is the record of a personal odyssey through Southeast Asia, an external and internal journey through grief and the painful realities of a decadent age. Wurlitzer—novelist, screenwriter, and Buddhist practitioner—travels with his wife, photographer Lynn Davis, on a photo assignment to the sacred sites of Thailand, Burma, and Cambodia. Heavy Westernization, sex clubs, aging hippies and expatriates, and political dissidents provide a vivid contrast to the peace that Wurlitzer and Davis seek, still reeling from the death of their son in a car accident. As Davis with her camera searches for a thread of meaning among the artifacts and relics of a more enlightened age, Wurlitzer grasps at the wisdom of the Buddhist teachings in an effort to assuage his grief. His journal chronicles the survival of age-old truths in a world gone mad.

Book Green Lantern Green Arrow  Hard Travelin  Heroes Deluxe Edition

Download or read book Green Lantern Green Arrow Hard Travelin Heroes Deluxe Edition written by Dennis O'Neil and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published in single magazine form in Green Lantern 76-87, 89, The Flash 217-219, 226, Green Lantern/Green Arrow 1-7"--Copyright page.

Book Hard Travel

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lesley Krueger
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1989
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 160 pages

Download or read book Hard Travel written by Lesley Krueger and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Green Lantern  2018    8

Download or read book The Green Lantern 2018 8 written by Grant Morrison and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2019-06-05 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Green Lantern teams up with Green Arrow to stop a cosmic drug cartel thatÕs using Earth as its main distribution base! ItÕs a brilliant homage to the team-ups of old, as Morrison and Sharp do the 2019 version in a story we can only call ÒSpace Junkies!Ó

Book Traveling Mercies

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anne Lamott
  • Publisher : Anchor
  • Release : 2000-09-05
  • ISBN : 0375409173
  • Pages : 289 pages

Download or read book Traveling Mercies written by Anne Lamott and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2000-09-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of Bird by Bird comes a personal, wise, very funny, and “life-affirming” book (People) that shows us how to find meaning and hope through shining the light of faith on the darkest part of ordinary life. "Anne Lamott is walking proof that a person can be both reverent and irreverent in the same lifetime. Sometimes even in the same breath." —San Francisco Chronicle Lamott claims the two best prayers she knows are: "Help me, help me, help me" and "Thank you, thank you, thank you." She has a friend whose morning prayer each day is "Whatever," and whose evening prayer is "Oh, well." Anne thinks of Jesus as "Casper the friendly savior" and describes God as "one crafty mother." Despite—or because of—her irreverence, faith is a natural subject for Anne Lamott. Since Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird, her fans have been waiting for her to write the book that explained how she came to the big-hearted, grateful, generous faith that she so often alluded to in her two earlier nonfiction books. The people in Anne Lamott's real life are like beloved characters in a favorite series for her readers—her friend Pammy, her son, Sam, and the many funny and wise folks who attend her church are all familiar. And Traveling Mercies is a welcome return to those lives, as well as an introduction to new companions Lamott treats with the same candor, insight, and tenderness. Lamott's faith isn't about easy answers, which is part of what endears her to believers as well as nonbelievers. Against all odds, she came to believe in God and then, even more miraculously, in herself. As she puts it, "My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers."

Book Chic Stays

    Book Details:
  • Author : Melinda Stevens
  • Publisher : Assouline Publishing
  • Release : 2016-10-01
  • ISBN : 1614285373
  • Pages : 5 pages

Download or read book Chic Stays written by Melinda Stevens and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Sofia Coppola’s luxurious family retreat in beautiful Bernalda, Italy, to the beaches of Kate Winslet’s secret Scottish hideaway of Eilean Shona, to Kate Moss’s favorite beach in the Maldives, each of these thirty-six personal tales of the loveliest spots around the globe are packed with anecdotes and lyrical descriptions to transport readers. The photography bursting across each page—from the crystal waters and azure skies of UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa, to the lush hillsides of Sri Lanka, to the hipster hangouts of Portland, Oregon—adds to the allure, inspiring a new desire to discover these beloved corners of the world. Condé Nast Traveller Britain has been setting the luxury travel agenda for almost twenty years, providing inspiration and advice for discerning travelers looking for unique, unforgettable experiences. Editor Melinda Stevens, named BSME New Editor of the Year in 2013, began her career at Vogue, followed by roles at Tatler, The Sunday Times and the London Evening Standard. Fiona Kerr is features editor and Matthew Buck is photographic editor of Condé Nast Traveller.

Book Travel by Design

    Book Details:
  • Author : Peter Sallick
  • Publisher : Assouline Publishing
  • Release : 2020-10-01
  • ISBN : 1614289255
  • Pages : 6 pages

Download or read book Travel by Design written by Peter Sallick and published by Assouline Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcasing travel photographs by more than 150 of America’s top architects and designers, Travel by Design is an inspiring guide to the power of travel to shape and expand our world. Travel by Design reminds us of the beauty and importance of travel, with images of more than 100 locations in 60 countries, from exotic destinations and global cities to adventure travels and all-American escapes. More than 350 photographs take readers on a global journey through cityscapes, ancient civilizations, luxurious resorts, and stunning natural wonders, all seen through the discerning and artistic eyes of today’s leading creative talents. The images are sure to inspire dreams of escape, and the 40 pages of insider resources—from favorite hotels and restaurants to secret shopping sources and must-see monuments—will make planning future trips reassuring and easy.

Book World Travel

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anthony Bourdain
  • Publisher : HarperCollins
  • Release : 2021-04-20
  • ISBN : 0062802771
  • Pages : 480 pages

Download or read book World Travel written by Anthony Bourdain and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to some of the world’s most fascinating places, as seen and experienced by writer, television host, and relentlessly curious traveler Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzania’s utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman’s Empty Quarter—and many places beyond. In World Travel, a life of experience is collected into an entertaining, practical, fun and frank travel guide that gives readers an introduction to some of his favorite places—in his own words. Featuring essential advice on how to get there, what to eat, where to stay and, in some cases, what to avoid, World Travel provides essential context that will help readers further appreciate the reasons why Bourdain found a place enchanting and memorable. Supplementing Bourdain’s words are a handful of essays by friends, colleagues, and family that tell even deeper stories about a place, including sardonic accounts of traveling with Bourdain by his brother, Christopher; a guide to Chicago’s best cheap eats by legendary music producer Steve Albini, and more. Additionally, each chapter includes illustrations by Wesley Allsbrook. For veteran travelers, armchair enthusiasts, and those in between, World Travel offers a chance to experience the world like Anthony Bourdain.

Book The Negro Motorist Green Book

Download or read book The Negro Motorist Green Book written by Victor H. Green and published by Colchis Books. This book was released on with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Negro Motorist Green Book was a groundbreaking guide that provided African American travelers with crucial information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit during the era of segregation in the United States. This essential resource, originally published from 1936 to 1966, offered a lifeline to black motorists navigating a deeply divided nation, helping them avoid the dangers and indignities of racism on the road. More than just a travel guide, The Negro Motorist Green Book stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and resistance in the face of oppression, offering a poignant glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience in the 20th century.

Book Official minutes of the Korea annual confereuce  i e  conference  of the Methodist Episcopal Church  1906 1914

Download or read book Official minutes of the Korea annual confereuce i e conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church 1906 1914 written by Methodist Episcopal Church. Korea Conference and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Memphian s Trip to Europe

Download or read book A Memphian s Trip to Europe written by Samuel Watson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-03-03 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Book Traveling Black

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mia Bay
  • Publisher : Harvard University Press
  • Release : 2021-03-23
  • ISBN : 067425869X
  • Pages : 401 pages

Download or read book Traveling Black written by Mia Bay and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Bancroft Prize Winner of the David J. Langum Prize Winner of the Lillian Smith Book Award Winner of the Order of the Coif Book Award Winner of the OAH Liberty Legacy Foundation Award A New York Times Critics’ Top Book of the Year “This extraordinary book is a powerful addition to the history of travel segregation...Mia Bay shows that Black mobility has always been a struggle.” —Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist “In Mia Bay’s superb history of mobility and resistance, the question of literal movement becomes a way to understand the civil rights movement writ large.” —Jennifer Szalai, New York Times “Traveling Black is well worth the fare. Indeed, it is certain to become the new standard on this important, and too often forgotten, history.” —Henry Louis Gates, Jr., author of Stony the Road From Plessy v. Ferguson to #DrivingWhileBlack, African Americans have fought to move freely around the United States. But why this focus on Black mobility? From stagecoaches and trains to buses, cars, and planes, Traveling Black explores when, how, and why racial restrictions took shape in America and brilliantly portrays what it was like to live with them. Mia Bay rescues forgotten stories of passengers who made it home despite being insulted, stranded, re-routed, or ignored. She shows that Black travelers never stopped challenging these humiliations, documenting a sustained fight for redress that falls outside the traditional boundaries of the civil rights movement. A riveting, character-rich account of the rise and fall of racial segregation, it reveals just how central travel restrictions were to the creation of Jim Crow laws—and why free movement has been at the heart of the quest for racial justice ever since.

Book The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism

Download or read book The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism written by Linda L. Lowry and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 2878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a global and multidisciplinary approach, The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Travel and Tourism brings together a team of international scholars to examine the travel and tourism industry, which is expected to grow at an annual rate of four percent for the next decade. In more than 500 entries spanning four comprehensive volumes, the Encyclopedia examines the business of tourism around the world paying particular attention to the social, economic, environmental, and policy issues at play. The book examines global, regional, national, and local issues including transportation, infrastructure, the environment, and business promotion. By looking at travel trends and countries large and small, the Encyclopedia analyses a wide variety of challenges and opportunities facing the industry. In taking a comprehensive and global approach, the Encyclopedia approaches the field of travel and tourism through the numerous disciplines it reaches, including the traditional tourism administration curriculum within schools of business and management, economics, public policy, as well as social science disciplines such as the anthropology and sociology. Key features include: More than 500 entries authored and signed by key academics in the field Entries on individual countries that details the health of the tourism industry, policy and planning approaches, promotion efforts, and primary tourism draws. Additional entries look at major cities and popular destinations Coverage of travel trends such as culinary tourism, wine tourism, agritourism, ecotourism, geotourism, slow tourism, heritage and cultural-based tourism, sustainable tourism, and recreation-based tourism Cross-references and further readings A Reader’s Guide grouping articles by disciplinary areas and broad themes

Book Amherst Graduates  Quarterly

    Book Details:
  • Author : Amherst College. Alumni Council
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1915
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 382 pages

Download or read book Amherst Graduates Quarterly written by Amherst College. Alumni Council and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The American Angler

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1921
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 616 pages

Download or read book The American Angler written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Baptist Home Mission Monthly

Download or read book The Baptist Home Mission Monthly written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: