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

by Jerome Pohlen

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556527179
• ISBN13: 9781556527173
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Travelling through progressive America.

This book has been so needed. So often, as we travel the U.S., the only radio options we have are right-wing blowhards like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. The corporatist and militarist control over our media Orwell Rolls in His Grave misleads people into thinking that America is a right-wing country, but Jerome Pohlen's book helps to set the record straight. Even at 400 pages, it only touches the surface of this country's rich tradition of popular struggle People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.). "Progressive Nation" includes famous and not-so-famous sites in every state, from Grafton, WV where we learn of the anti-war origins of the first Mother's Day, to Stafford, CA where we find the tree where Julia "Butterfly" Hill conducted her famous tree-sit. We also learn of current progressive actions taking place, such as in Tucson, AZ where solidarity groups like "No More Deaths.org" provide water and medical assistance to immigrants who risk death crossing the desert to flee the economic destruction of NAFTA and other "free" trade deals The Selling of "Free Trade": NAFTA, Washington, and the Subversion of American Democracy. "Progressive Nation" has an appealling layout, and is filled with photos, quotes, and media suggestions for more information. The author is a 2008 Green Party candidate for Congress in Illinois. I'm going to donate to his campaign as a token of thanks for this important book that brings to life America's proud left-wing history. If Pohlen doesn't win his electoral race, hopefully he'll write more books like this. Maybe more detailed state-by-state progressive travel guides. A couple related DVDs: Red State Road Trip Independent America: The Two-Lane Search for Mom & PopIndependent America: The Two-Lane Search for Mom & Pop Anthem A related book: Lies Across America: What American Historic Sites Get Wrong