From the sites of famous sit-ins, marches, & strikes to the locales of events that led to landmark Supreme Court decisions, this inspiring travel guide journeys to over 400 of the places in the United States that are important to progressive politics. Organised by state, it

Includes:: the stories of hundreds of women & men of action who, through creativity & hard work, changed American society for the better. Visit the battlegrounds & celebrate the victories of civil libertarians, feminists, African Americans, gays, lesbians, environmentalists, labour organisers, & media activists. Make a stop at the home of abolitionists Levi & Catharine Coffin, Grand Central Station on the Underground Railroad. Check out Alice`s Restaurant Church, the namesake of Arlo Guthrie`s song protesting the draft. Learn about the first women`s convention held by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in Seneca Falls at the Women`s Hall of Fame. See the site of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago where labourers protested working conditions. Join the many people who pay homage at the grave site of Leonard Matlovich, the gay Vietnam War veteran who fought the U.S. military -- & won -- when he was wrongfully discharged for homosexuality. Each entry features a listing of books & websites for further information, making this an essential lefty resource. For liberal-minded adventurous travellers, educational family vacationers, & progressives who want to know their history, this book will inspire them to do over just cast a vote.

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Twenty years ago, British road cycling was in the doldrums: today it is at the top of the world thanks to Bradley Wiggins` Tour de France win, Mark Cavendish`s road world title & the dominance of the British squad, Team Sky. Cycling has become that rare beast, a story of British sporting success built from the bottom up. Project Rainbow is the story of this sport`s meteoric rise, told by one of its key figures. As GB Elite Road Coach & Team Sky`s Performance Manager, Rod Ellingworth is one of the most important men behind the rise of road cycling in this country. Here, for the first time, one of the chief architects of this amazing journey tells the story of both teams` advance to the top of the road cycling world. ...

Prokletije
- the Accursed Mountains in Montenegro, also known as the North Albanian Alps, on a detailed contoured map from Huber
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The Prokletije (Cursed Mountains) trekking map in the border region of Albania, Montenegro & Kosovo covers the area of ??the highest & most interesting Dinaric Alps, thanks to its patented folding. The map covers the Prokletije Mountains, Lumi & Gashi National Parks, Lugina & Valbona, Thethi & an insert on the Durmitor Mountains. ...

` You will be a great hero, a general, Gabriele d` Annunzio, Ambassador of France!` For his whole life, Romain Gary`s fierce, eccentric motherhad only one aim: to make her son a great man. & she did. This, his thrilling, wildly romantic autobiography, is the story of his journey from poverty in Eastern Europe to the sensual world of the Cote d` Azur & on to wartime pilot, resistance hero, diplomat, filmmaker, star & one of the most famed French writers of his age. ...

Propaganda Prints reviews the history, cultural diversity & artistic legacy of art produced in the service of social & political change from ancient times to the present day. The author presents the arts of state control, of opposition, of revolution, of advertising, politics & self-promotion in their historical contexts, with three hundred images to evoke some of the dreams & concerns which have driven humanity through the last five thousand years. The Ancient Mesopotamians are there with the Romans, the Crusaders, the Normans, the Victorians, the Suffragettes, the Nazis & the Hippies. The American, French, Russian, Mexican, Chinese & Cuban revolutions all contribute as do many, far too many, wars. From Gutenberg`s printing press to You Tube, from Alexander to Obama, this review of propaganda art reflects the best & the worst of us, & offers the pictures by way of consolation. ...

Inspired by the First World War, this authentic Models AP111 propeller desk clock provides a truly vintage ”trench art” style ...

Manon Gaudet is unhappily married to the owner of a Louisiana sugar plantation. She misses her family & longs for the vibrant lifestyle of her native New Orleans, but most of all, she longs to be free of the suffocating domestic situation. The tension revolves around Sarah, a slave girl who may have been given to Manon as a wedding present from her aunt, whose young son Walter is living proof of where Manon`s husband`s inclinations lie. This private drama is being played out against a brooding atmosphere of slave unrest & bloody uprisings. & if the attacks reach Manon`s house, no one can be sure which way Sarah will turn.. . Beautifully written, PROPERTY is an intricately told tale of both individual stories & of a country in a time of change, where ownership is at once everything & nothing, & where belonging, by contrast, is all. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

The bubble-lover`s companion to everything sparkling & everything cocktail. There`s nothing quite like a chilled glass of prosecco on a hot day. Or on a cold day. But then there`s nothing like a Winter Bellini either. Or a Prosecco Royale. Or a Negroni Sbagliato. Or a Julep. Here`s a collection of easy-to-follow classic & contemporary cocktail recipes that celebrate Prosecco, champagne & all things bubbly. Cocktails are split into the following chapters: Light & Floral Vibrant & Zesty Intense & Sultry Sharers & Punches Classics ...