Author: Caryn B. Davis
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 149304642X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 233
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Connecticut Waters is a tribute to Connecticut’s maritime roots both past and present. The book takes readers on a nautical journey exploring the many ways Nutmeggers use our lakes, rivers, sounds and shores for industry, education, and recreation. From boat builders, to antique, power and sailing vessels, to lobster shacks, the oyster and fishing industries, historic ferries, nautical arts, lighthouses and islands, charter boats, maritime festivals and celebrations, and more, this book showcases how these waterways have defined our culture and shaped our heritage as a state.
Author: William Matthews
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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Author: Frances Kinsley Hutchinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobile travel
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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Author: Virginia Whatley Smith
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781604737714
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 415
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Attracted to remote lands by his interest in the postcolonial struggle, Richard Wright (1908-1960) became one of the few African Americans of his time to engage in travel writing. He went to emerging nations not as a sightseer but as a student of their cultures, learning the politics and the processes of social transformation. When Wright fled from the United States in 1946 to live as an expatriate in Paris, he was exposed to intellectual thoughts and challenges that transcended his social and political education in America. Three events broadened his world view- his introduction to French existentialism, the rise of the Pan-Africanist movement to decolonize Africa, and Indonesia's declaration of independence from colonial rule in 1945. During the 1950s as he traveled to emerging nations his encounters produced four travel narratives-Black Power (1953), The Color Curtain (1956), Pagan Spain (1956), and White Man, Listen! (1957). Upon his death in 1960, he left behind an unfinished book on French West Africa, which exists only in notes, outlines, and a draft. Written by multinational scholars, this collection of essays exploring Wright's travel writings shows how in his hands the genre of travel writing resisted, adapted, or modified the forms and formats practiced by white authors. Enhanced by nine photographs taken by Wright during his travels, the essays focus on each of Wright's four separate narratives as well as upon his unfinished book and reveal how Wright drew on such non-Western influences as the African American slave narrative and Asian literature of protest and resistance. The essays critique Wright's representation of customs and people and employ a broad range of interpretive modes, including the theories of formalism, feminism, and postmodernism, among others. Wright's travel books are proved here to be innovative narratives that laid down the roots of such later genres as postcolonial literature, contemporary travel writing, and resistance literature. Virginia Whatley Smith is an associate professor of English at the University of Alabama, Birmingham. Her work has appeared in African American Review, Mississippi Quarterly, and MLA Approaches to Teaching Wright's 'Native Son.'
Author: Victor H. Green
Publisher: Colchis Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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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.
Author: Dale Peterson
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 9780820324890
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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A lifelong fascination with primates led Dale Peterson to Africa, which he crisscrossed in hope of sighting chimpanzees in the wild. As with any adventure worth retelling, however, Peterson's detours are as notable as his destinations. With the good-natured fatalism of the tested traveler, Peterson tells of trains and riverboats, opportunists and ecotourists, rain forests and shantytowns as he conveys the pitfalls of going forth on a budget as tiny as the continent is vast. Along the way, we also meet Jane Goodall and several other renowned primate researchers and caretakers. This is travel writing with a purpose, an account that inspires both admiration and concern for Africa's people, places, and natural diversity.
Author: Janet Benge
Publisher: YWAM Publishing
ISBN: 9781576582886
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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A biography of the man and his missions, written in simple English.
Author: Colorado Trail Foundation
Publisher:
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Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Completely revised guide to the extraordinary Colorado Trail that stretches from Denver to Durango.
Author: Christina Vrba
Publisher: Good Night Books
ISBN: 160219906X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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This soothing nightime board book gives young readers an upfront and personal tour of the scenic state of Connecticut. Children quickly recognize their most cherished icons and landmarks including Long Island Sound and the coast, tall ships of Mystic Seaport, Mystic Aquarium, Dinosaur State Park, Essex Steam Train, Mark Twain House and Museum, Lake Compounce, old stone walls, USS Nautilus, Connecticut River and ferry boats, Gillette Castle, Huskies, and more.
Author: Sarah Cribari
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1646041976
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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"The open road is calling, and you must go -- but first, grab your RV travel logbook! This family-friendly journal has space to plan and record the best parts of your road trip, whether you're taking a weekend excursion to your favorite state park or embarking on a cross-country journey..." -- cover
