united states

At the age of 23, Andrew Forsthoefel had just graduated from Middlebury College in 2011. Unsure of what to do next, he decided to walk across America, just listening to everyone he met along the way. And as he listened, he discovered Americans' humanity, commonality, and the questions everyone shared. His only companions were his backpack, an audio recorder, copies of Whitman and Rilke and a sign that said "Walking to Listen." He was beset by fear, lonliness, and doubt and blessed by the incredible kindness of strangers.

This book argues that the Roosevelts' rise to power and prestige was driven by intense personal contests that at times devolved into a blood sport because the family was at war with itself---torn apart by jealousy, one-up-manship, the strong devouring the weak, and dismissing the inconvenient (people as well as circumstances). The Oyster Bay Roosevelts (TR's clan) and the Hyde Park Roosevelts (FDR's family) would never fully heal the breach between their families.

"In this ... mosaic of personal journeys and historical inquiry across a continent and time, Savoy explores how the country's still unfolding history, and ideas of 'race,' have marked her and the land. From twisted terrain within the San Andreas Fault zone to a South Carolina plantation, from national parks to burial grounds, from 'Indian Territory' and the U.S.-Mexico Border to the U.S. capital, Trace grapples with ... national history to reveal the often unvoiced presence of the past"--Provided by publisher.

Details what the author learned about the state of hockey in the early twenty-first century on a journey across North America, discussing junior and college teams, Hispanic programs, the minor league, fans, and other related topics.

"A personal, lyrical, and idiosyncratic ode to our national parks"--.

Jeanne Marie Laskas reveals personal stories of working class Americans, including coal miners, cowboys, and air traffic controllers.

In 2006, former Duke basketball captain Reggie Love applied for a job in the office of a then-unknown Senator Barack Obama. Soon after that he found himself on Obama's presidential team, staying one step behind the president, but always thinking and acting three steps ahead. He became President Obama's personal aide, sitting yeards from the Oval Office and spending more time with him than anyone else. Love learned the same lessons from his Duke Coach Krzyzewski and the president: persistence, responsibility, and passion for a cause greater than yourself. During his time with President Obama, Love learned how all of these things not only lead to success but to a broader concept of adulthood.

Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-century America. Includes archival photographs.

Explores the life of author L. Frank Baum, the world in which he lived, and the story behind his classic novel of Dorothy and the land of Oz.

Covering 20,000 miles of U.S. roads, Dale Peterson drove with his kids, Britt and Bayne, from Start, Louisiana, to Deadhorse, Alaska, in search of small-town America in the "garage sale of the open highway." Along the way they explored open spaces, wild places, and country back roads and met people who weren't afraid to talk to one another. Collected here are the landscapes, landmarks, faces, thoughts, and conversations of a sentimental, idiosyncratic, and often hilarious American odyssey. Storyville, USA is a long winding trip into the back roads of the country and a longer one into the hinterland of our own hearts.