Some Highways and Byways of American Travel
Author : Sidney Lanier
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,48 MB
Release : 1877
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author : Sidney Lanier
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,48 MB
Release : 1877
Category : United States
ISBN :
Author : National Geographic
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 35,85 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Automobile travel
ISBN : 1426219059
Describes the scenery, history, and points of interest along three hundred scenic routes across the United States
Author : Stefanie Payne
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 31,39 MB
Release : 2018-05
Category :
ISBN : 9780692926789
On January 1 of 2016, Stefanie Payne, a creative professional working at NASA Headquarters, and Jonathan Irish, a photographer with National Geographic, left their lives in Washington, D.C. and hit the open road on an expedition to explore and document all 59 of America's national parks during the centennial celebration of the U.S. National Park Service - 59 parks in 52 weeks - the Greatest American Road Trip. Captured in more than 300,000 digital photographs, written stories, and videos shared by the national and international media, their project resulted in an incredible view of America's National Park System seen in its 100th year. 'A Year in the National Parks, The Greatest American Road Trip' is a gorgeous visual journey through our cherished public lands, detailing a rich tapestry of what makes each park special, as seen along an epic journey to visit them all within one special celebratory year.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 30,11 MB
Release : 2016
Category :
ISBN : 9781465288592
Author : Jamie Jensen
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 1696 pages
File Size : 43,26 MB
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1640493859
The Road Awaits! Criss-cross the country on America's classic two-lane highways with Road Trip USA! Inside you'll find: 11 of America's favorite road trips with a flexible network of route combinations, color-coded and extensively cross-referenced to allow for hundreds of possible itineraries Mile-by-mile highlights celebrating the best of Americana, including roadside curiosities, parks, diners, and more Local history that reveals the unique personalities of small towns and big cities across the country Vintage snapshots, full-color photos, and beautiful illustrations of America both then and now Over 125 detailed driving maps covering more than 35,000 miles of classic American blacktop Expert advice from road-warrior Jamie Jensen, who cruised nearly 400,000 miles of highway in search of the perfect stretches of pavement Road Trip USA celebrates the great American road trip, and gives you the tools, resources, and inspiration to make it your own. Hit the road!
Author : Stewart M. Green
Publisher : Falcon Guides
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,69 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Automobile travel
ISBN : 9780762740604
Aimed at the travellers who prefer a short journey or a daylong excursion, weathered buildings or wave-swept beaches, this is a guide to the scenic wonders of the six New England states.
Author : Susan McWilliams Barndt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 26,81 MB
Release : 2020-07-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1498556876
Americans love road trips. They love to go on road trips. They love to read about road trips. They love to watch road trip stories unfold on television and film. Road trip stories are a consistent feature of the American landscape, a central part of American mythology, and an important piece of the American dream. In The American Road Trip and American Political Thought, Susan McWilliams argues that the American fascination with road trip stories is about more than mere escapism or wanderlust. She shows, in walking through stories like On the Road and The Grapes of Wrath, that American road trip stories are a key expression of American political thought. They are not just stories of personal journeys. They are stories of the American nation. McWilliams Barndt shows how Americans have long used road trip stories to raise and explore central questions about American politics in theory and practice. They talk about freedom and equality and diversity and take those vaunted American ideals for a test drive. American road trip stories are where the rubber meets the road in American political thought. The American Road Trip and American Political Thought includes explorations of a wide variety of American authors, from Walt Whitman and Henry David Thoreau to Erika Lopez and Cheryl Strayed, from Mark Twain and John Steinbeck to Solomon Northup and Hunter S. Thompson. It covers topics including gender, labor, place, race, and technology in American political life. This is a book that will change the way you think about the great American road trip and the great American story.
Author : Martin Paulsson
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 47,28 MB
Release : 1996-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0814766439
Tracing the evolution of Atlantic City from a miserable hamlet of fishermen's huts in 1854 to the nation's premier seaside resort in 1910, The Social Anxieties of Progressive Reform chronicles a bizarre political conflict that reaches to the very heart of Progressivism. Operating outside of the traditional constraints of family, church, and community, commercial recreation touched the rawest nerves of the reform impulse. The sight of young men and women frolicking in the surf and tangoing on the beach and the presence of unescorted women in boardwalk cafs and cabarets translated for many Progressives, secular and evangelical alike, into a wholesale rejection of socio-sexual restraints and portended disaster for the American family. While some viewed Atlantic City as a modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah, others considered the resort the triumph of American democracy and a healthy and innocent release from the drudgery and regimentation of industrial society. These conflicting currents resulted in a policy of strategic censorship that evolved in stages during the formative years of the city. Sunday drinking, gambling, and prostitution were permitted, albeit under increasingly stringent controls, but resort amusements were significantly restricted and shut down entirely on Sunday. This policy also segregated blacks from the beach and the boardwalk. By 1890, more than one in five residents of Atlantic City was black, a uniquely high ratio among northern cities. While the urban economies of the north depended on immigrant labor, the resort economy of Atlantic City rested on legions of black cooks, waiters, bellmen, and domestic workers. Paulsson's description of African-American life in Atlantic City provides a vivid and comprehensive picture of life in the North during the decades following the Civil War. Paulsson's work, and his focus on changing social values and growing racial tensions, brings to light an ongoing crisis in American society, namely the chasm between religion and mass culture as embodied by the indifference to the sanctity of the Sabbath. In Atlantic City, churches mounted a nationwide effort to preserve the Christian Sunday, a movement that grew steadily after the Civil War. Paullson's account of modern Sabbatarianism provides fresh insights into the nature of evangelical reform and its relationship to the Progressive movement. Filled with over forty delightful historical photographs that vividly depict the evolution of the resort's architecture, political scene, and even swimwear, The Social Anxieties of Progressive Reform is must reading for anyone interested in American mass culture, Progressivism, and reform movements. Paulsson has illustrated the story with over forty delightful historical photographs that vividly depict the evolution of the resort's architecture, political scene, and even swimwear.
Author : John Margolies
Publisher : Bulfinch Press
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 23,65 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780821223512
Explores the novelty of road signs, ghost towns, theme parks, aquariums and other tourist attractions that grace American highways and towns
Author : Jim Steinberg
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 33,46 MB
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Colorado
ISBN : 9781883498689