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In David L. Jordan's earliest memories, he is lying in the fields, the black earth beneath him and the sky and sun above, filtered through the leaves of the cotton plants. The youngest of five children in a family of sharecroppers, he was nursed and grew up in those fields, joining his family in their work as soon as he was old enough to carry a sack. David L. Jordan: From the Mississippi Cotton Fields to the State Senate is the memoir of black Mississippi state senator and city councilman Jordan. His life in twentieth-century Mississippi spanned some of the most difficult times for...

"If it was day, it would cut the gizzard right out of ya' " Grapes of Wrath, 1939.

Ride along once again as David Freeze pedals solo along Route 66 from Santa Monica, Calif., to Chicago, Ill. and beyond. Experience "America's most famous highway" as he crosses the Mojave Desert by bike in the extreme temperatures of early summer. David once again embraces the humanity he meets and cherishes the scenery and history of the often challenging long hours along the seemingly endless road. David's writing style is down to earth, enjoyable and often humorous. Jump on the bike as he...

Hadrian's Wall in the third century. A country under the brutal grip of Roman control, and the last place a section of modern-day British Army soldiers would want to be cast adrift.

Ever wondered what it was like to be on the wrong end of Roman rule in ancient Britain? The crew of a crashed army helicopter is about to find out. And used to being the occupying power, they'll soon discover that the tables are well and truly turned. In order to survive against a ruthlessly oppressive enemy, they'll have to do the unthinkable. They'll need to become the very insurgents and terrorists...

The essays in Rethinking Media Change center on a variety of media forms at moments of disruption and cultural transformation. The editors' introduction sketches an aesthetics of media transition -- patterns of development and social dispersion that operate across eras, media forms, and cultures. The book includes case studies of such earlier media as the book, the phonograph, early cinema, and television. It also examines contemporary digital forms, exploring their promise and strangeness. A final section probes aspects of visual culture in such environments as the evolving museum, movie...