Progressive Nation: A Travel Guide with 400+ Inspiring Landmarks and Left Turns - Softcover

Pohlen, Jerome

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9781556527173: Progressive Nation: A Travel Guide with 400+ Inspiring Landmarks and Left Turns

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ISBN 10: 1556527179 ISBN 13: 9781556527173

Publisher: Chicago Review Press, 2008

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Nearly every progressive movement in American history can be traced back to a person who said "This must change" and then set out to change it. This inspiring travel guide to over 400 markers of progressive politics in the United States celebrates those individuals, their accomplishments, and the movements and communities they inspired. Visit the battlegrounds and celebrate the victories of the civil libertarians, feminists, African Americans, gays, lesbians, environmentalists, labor organizers, and media activists who have worked to create a just, peaceful society that respects all of its citizens. With enthusiasm and humor, Jerome Pohlen guides travelers to such landmarks of change as

The home of abolitionists Levi and Catharine Coffin, Grand Central Station on the Underground Railroad
Alice’s Restaurant Church, the namesake of Arlo Guthrie’s song protesting the draft
The courthouse where Susan B. Anthony went on trial for attempting to vote
The site of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago, where laborers protested working conditions
The former camera shop where Harvey Milk launched his campaign to become America’s first openly gay elected official

Each entry features a listing of books, films, and Web sites for further information, making this an essential lefty resource. For adventurous travelers, family vacationers, and those who want a more complete picture of American history, this book will inspire them to do more than just cast a vote.

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About the Author:

Jerome Pohlen is the author of 10 travel books and a commentator on travel and politics for 848 on WBEZ, the Chicago affiliate of National Public Radio. A lifelong politically active citizen, Pohlen was the youngest delegate at the 1982 Colorado Democratic Convention, has served in the Peace Corps, and is currently running for Congress.

From School Library Journal:

Adult/High School—Pohlen's unique and impelling guide serves as a minicourse in American Progressive history. The book's seven sections correspond to geographical regions, from New England to the Pacific Rim. Sites include the universally familiar (the Bread and Roses Strike in Lowell, MA; the Civil Rights Institute in Birmingham, AL) along with the lesser known, such as the parking lot in Belle Glade, FL, featured in "Harvest of Shame," Edward R. Murrow's influential 1960 broadcast about the plight of migrant workers. With each location, the author tells not only what occurred there, but also how the consequences affected American society. Entries range from a single paragraph to a page and a half, each indentified by icons providing information (such as the type of site and whether it is private or public property) and followed by a list of sources and contacts. Pohlen makes effective use of quote boxes; additional information is also set aside in a shaded, file-folder design. Some 70 distinct black-and-white photographs accompany the text. Whether or not readers ever visit a site, they will have enriched their knowledge of Progressive ideals and the people who faced incarceration, injury, and even death in order to "move America forward."—Dori DeSpain, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
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