Rory Fanning

Worth Fighting for

An Army Ranger's Journey Out of the Military and Across America

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Produktbeschreibung

Former US Army Ranger walks across America for a fallen comrade and finds his voice as a war resister.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Haymarket Books
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 190mm x 128mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 269g
• ISBN-13: 9781608463916
• ISBN-10: 1608463915
• Artikelnr.: 40556524

Autorenporträt

Rory Fanning walked across the United States for the Pat Tillman Foundation in 2008-2009; following two deployments to Afghanistan with the 2nd Army Ranger Battalion. He is a war resister, military counter recruiter, and writer living in Chicago, Illinois. He is also the co-author with NBA legend Craig Hodges of Long Shot: The Triumphs and Struggles of an NBA Freedom Fighter. His writing apprears in The Guardian, The Nation, In These Times and Truthout. He speaks at high schools and universities about his walk across the US and his experience in the military.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Introduction7 Part I10 Chapter 1: Virginia11 VIRGINIA BEACH
VA Mile 011 First Landing State Park
Virginia14 NORFOLK
VIRGINIA Mile 1914 A FEW MILES OUTSIDE OF CHESAPEAKE
VA Mile 2515 FRANKLIN
VA Mile 6015 Chapter 2: North Carolina17 SEABOARD
NORTH CAROLINA Mile 9317 WELDON
NC Mile 10318 20 MILES EAST OF RALEIGH Mile 16519 RALEIGH
NC Mile 18519 20 MILES WEST OF RALEIGH
NC Mile 20522 CHARLOTTE
NC Mile 32422 Fighting the KKK in Monroe
NC23 Chapter 3: South Carolina25 SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER Mile 33025 GAFFNEY
SC Mile 37926 TRAIL OF TEARS Mile 43027 The Cherokee Nation28 THIRTY MILES FROM THE GEORGIA BORDER28 WALHALLA
SC Mile 46029 Chapter 4: Georgia31 CLAYTON
GA Mile 48731 DICK'S CREEK GAP
APPALACHIAN TRAIL Mile 50334 BLUE RIDGE
GA Mile 55334 ELLIJAY
GA Mile 56835 I AM TROY DAVIS36 CHATSWORTH
GA Mile 59238 CHATTANOOGA
TN Mile 63539 Conscientious Objectors in the Civil War?40 TRENTON
GA Mile 65440 Chapter 5: Alabama and Mississippi42 SCOTTSBORO
AL Mile 69442 The Scottsboro Boys44 HUNTSVILLE
AL Mile 73444 FLORENCE
AL Mile 80246 Emmett Till47 CORINTH
MISSISSIPPI Mile 86047 MEMPHIS
TN Mile 95150 The Lorraine Motel51 PART II53 Mark Twain
Anti-Imperialist53 Chapter 6: Arkansas55 FORREST CITY
AR Mile 99855 BISCOE
AR Mile 1.03856 NORTH LITTLE ROCK
AR Mile 1
08257 The Little Rock Nine58 HOT SPRINGS
AR Mile 1
13558 MOUNT IDA
AR Mile 1
17159 NORMAN
AR Mile 1
17960 GLENWOOD
AR Mile 1
19163 Chapter 7: Texas65 Native Americans in Oklahoma66 PARIS
TX Mile 1
22867 HOUSTON
TX Mile 1
22868 COMMERCE
TX Mile 1
26769 The San Patricio Brigade70 ROYSE CITY
TX Mile 1
29972 DALLAS
TX Mile 1
33373 OUTSIDE OF FORT WORTH
TX Mile 1
36176 MINERAL WELLS
TX Mile 1
40976 The Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament78 BRECKENRIDGE
TX Mile 1
45978 ALBANY
TX Mile 1
47379 ANSON
TX Mile 1
51080 ROBY
TX Mile 1
54081 SNYDER
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57282 LUBBOCK
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65683 LEVELLAND
TX Mile 1
68683 WHITEFACE
TX Mile 1
70085 Chapter 8: New Mexico87 TATUM
NM Mile 1
75788 ROSWELL
NM Mile 1
82990 HONDO
NM Mile 1
87692 WHITE SANDS
NM Mile 1
96193 Trinity Site Nuclear Testing94 SAN ANTONIO
NEW MEXICO Mile 2
06595 SOCORRO
NM Mile 2
07595 MAGDELENA
NM Mile 2
09295 DATIL
NM Mile 2
12796 CONTINENTAL DIVIDE96 PIE TOWN
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14897 QUEMADO
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17098 Chapter 9: Arizona100 SPRINGERVILLE
AZ Mile 2
219100 SHOW LOW
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265101 BLACK MESA
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458102 PAYSON
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546102 Cochise103 MESA
AZ Mile 2
621104 TEMPE
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628105 PERRYVILLE MINIMUM SECURITY PRISON
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659105 GILA BEND
AZ Mile 2
707106 YUMA
AZ Mile 2
838107 FELICITY
CA Mile 2
851109 UNITED FARM WORKERS: SÍ SE PUEDE109 THE DUNES
CA Mile 2
871111 EL CENTRO
CA Mile 2
959111 SALVATION MOUNTAIN
CA Mile 2
959112 OCEANSIDE
CA Mile 3
087113 Epilogue115