America On Foot

Author : Kerry Segrave
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786425594

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America on Foot by Kerry Segrave Pdf

Hippocrates, one of history's earliest known physicians, once asserted, "Walking is man's best medicine." Over the last three centuries, people have endorsed walking for a variety of reasons--health among them. Before the 1700s, people walked as an essential part of their lifestyle. With the coming of the transportation revolution--and the advent of such conveyances as horse-drawn coaches, railways and automobiles--walking became something that was done increasingly out of choice rather than necessity. England's fashionable society engaged in afternoon promenades as a stylish fad. While America's vast distances and sparse settlements made this activity impractical, Americans nevertheless took to walking in other ways, including engaging in long distance walking competitions complete with spectators and prize money. Thus, for most of the twentieth century, the activity of walking was much more than a means of transportation. Beginning with the history of walking as a social activity, the book discusses the various issues which have affected walkers, including increased automobile traffic, the attention of the marketing industry and pedestrian regulations. The work examines the contemplative, psychological and observational qualities of walking as well as famous personalities--including Leonardo da Vinci, William Shakespeare, John Keats and John James Audubon--who endorsed these intellectual qualifications. During the 1970s fitness boom, walking was reinvented yet again, becoming an activity of numbers and equations as participants fought to maximize health benefits. The book concludes with a legal analysis of pedestrianism as it relates to sharing space with the automobile.

Author : Across America Author Group,Jim McCord,Frank Giannino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798614413309

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Across America on Foot by Across America Author Group,Jim McCord,Frank Giannino Pdf

Why would anyone travel across the American continent on foot? The answer can be found in each of the 27 adventures in this compilation. This book is the first-ever collection of people who have crossed the USA from one side to the other, and in some cases, more than once. Some traveled east to west; others went vice versa. Some crossed without support and others had family or organizations assisting. These persons are from all walks of life: a recovering alcoholic, a retired CEO, a housewife, a teenager, and even a 10-year-old boy and his father. Some had a support vehicle while others were at the mercy of the elements with nothing more than a jogging stroller or a day pack. These are stories of adventure where auto and truck traffic were dangers of daily life. These are untold stories one cannot find in daily headlines. They are stories that can only be told by those who have traveled more than 2,500 miles Across America on Foot.

Author : Eric Giza
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323395649

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Hallux Rigidus, An Issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America, by Eric Giza Pdf

In the MTP joint, as in any joint, the ends of the bones are covered by a smooth articular cartilage. If wear-and-tear or injury damage the articular cartilage, the raw bone ends can rub together. A bone spur, or overgrowth, may develop on the top of the bone. This overgrowth can prevent the toe from bending as much as it needs to when you walk. The result is a stiff big toe, or hallux rigidus. Hallux rigidus usually develops in adults between the ages of 30 and 60 years. No one knows why it appears in some people and not others. It may result from an injury to the toe that damages the articular cartilage or from differences in foot anatomy that increase stress on the joint.

Author : Christian Ortiz,Emilio Wagner
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781455747788

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Foot and Ankle Innovations in Latin America, An Issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics - E-Book by Christian Ortiz,Emilio Wagner Pdf

This issue of the Foot & Ankle Clinics focuses exclusively on advances being made in Latin America, in an effort to include more surgeons from Latin America who are major contributors to the literature, and give them an opportunity to share ideas. The issue will cover new techniques and advances from major doctors, academics, and institutions in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.

Author : Harold W. Borns, Jr.,Kirk Allen Maasch
Publisher : Springer
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319132006

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Foot Steps of the Ancient Great Glacier of North America by Harold W. Borns, Jr.,Kirk Allen Maasch Pdf

John K. DeLaski, M.D. practiced medicine in the Penobscot Bay region of Maine and, in addition, was a naturalist with keen powers of observation. His study of the landscape led to the conclusion that a thick glacier had overtopped the highest hills, flooded all of Penobscot Bay, extended far to the east and west and probably was part of a greater continental glacier. He published these very critical field observations and inferences in numerous articles in local newspapers and magazines, and in the American Journal of Science in 1864. His work put him on the “team” of Benjamin Silliman, James D. Dana and Louis Agassiz as an advocate for glaciation as the regional land shaping force opposed to that of the Biblical Deluge, a major scientific conflict of the day both in North America and Europe. He remained a shadowy player, in the background, but clearly contributed critical observations to the argument through personal interactions with Agassiz and other prominent naturalists. They incorporated DeLaski’s observations into their own presentations, often without giving him credit. John DeLaski’s summary work, a 400 page handwritten manuscript for the book, “The Ancient Great Glacier of North America”, was dated 1869. He died in 1874 and the book was not published. The historic significance of DeLaski’s unpublished book is based upon its startling contribution to one of the major scientific questions of the day of whether the surficial geology of northern U.S. and Canada was caused by the actions of the Biblical Flood or by continental glaciation. If published, this would have been the first book on this continent, at least, to present a holistic discussion of the controversy in which he presented his critical observations of the surficial geology in Maine, southern New England and New Brunswick, Canada and concluded that these depositional and erosional features must be of glacial origin. DeLaski then incorporated other evidence into the book for glaciation reported by others from the region during a decade or two, and from the mid and far west and Canada to advocate that the entire region was covered by an ice sheet that was at least 5,000 feet and probably much thicker over interior northern U.S. and Canada and which terminated along a glacial margin which extended from southern new England as far westward along the courses of the Ohio, and Missouri Rivers. All this was done while most “naturalists” still advocated the Biblical Flood to explain the major components of the surficial geology in North America and abroad. DeLaski’s book containing his critical observations of clearly so many landscape features of glacial origin, if published would have been a pivotal document that would have strongly supported those arguing for glaciations in the glaciations vs. flood international argument.

Author : Nate Damm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1495971236

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Life on Foot by Nate Damm Pdf

On February 26, 2011, Nate Damm stood barefoot in the Atlantic Ocean on the Delaware coast, then put his shoes on and started walking west. Over 3,200 miles passed under his feet over the following seven-and-a-half months, and he found himself in San Francisco, having walked across America. This is the story of what drove Nate to hit the road and what he found once he got there. Featuring a cast of quirky, wild, and endearing characters, this is a story of heartbreak, redemption, random acts of kindness, blisters, idiotic drivers, no less than one bear attack, small towns, sanity lost somewhere in the desert, love, and what it takes to find peace and happiness at three miles per hour.

Author : Dave Eggers
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781452162935

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Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers Pdf

If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her? She's in New York. She's holding a torch. And she's taking one step forward. But why? In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, uniquely American in its frank tone and honest look at the literal foundation of our country, Dave Eggers and Shawn Harris investigate a seemingly small trait of America's most emblematic statue. What they find is about more than history, more than art. What they find in the Statue of Liberty's right foot is the powerful message of acceptance that is essential to an entire country's creation. Can you believe that?

Author : Mary Murray Bosrock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business etiquette
ISBN : 0963753096

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United States of America by Mary Murray Bosrock Pdf

Author : FENG CHEN
Publisher : American Academic Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781631817816

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GOING TO AMERICA ON FOOT by FENG CHEN Pdf

In 1995 encouraged by going abroad to trade under the background of Chinese Reform and Opening-up policy, the hero of this novel started from Heihe and went to the mountainous East Siberia, Bering Strait and the destination Alaska. During his journey, he met the old Japanese soldiers who took part in the Second World War and hided in remote mountains and was saved by a beauty from St. Petersburg. The journey was adventurous and suffering to the hero. In the end the hero had a successful career and found his lover in the Cultural Revolution. The novel, with a clue of the fate changing journey, explores the Second World War, the Cultural Revolution, Chinese Reform and Opening-up as well as Human being’s past and future, which is instructive, insightful and interesting to read.

Author : Jay P. Dolan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781608190102

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The Irish Americans by Jay P. Dolan Pdf

Follows the Irish from their first arrival in the American colonies through the bleak days of the potato famine, the decades of ethnic prejudice and nativist discrimination, the rise of Irish political power, and on to the historic moment when John F. Kennedy was elected to the highest office in the land.

Author : Geoff Williams
Publisher : Tantor eBooks
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781618030894

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C.C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race by Geoff Williams Pdf

Among the runners of C. C. Pyle's First Annual International Transcontinental Foot Race were an assortment of underdogs, including twenty-year-old Oklahoman and part Cherokee Andy Payne, who wanted to win over the girl of his dreams and pay off the mortgage on his family's farm; Paul "Hardrock" Simpson, who was in over his head but couldn't let down his North Carolina hometown; Mike Kelly, a luckless boxer from Indiana; Seattle's Ed Gardner, one of four black runners who encountered bigotry; Charles Hart, a sixty-three-year-old Englishman hoping his best days weren't behind him; and Frank Johnson, a middle-aged husband, father, and steelworker from St. Louis who broke away from his humdrum life and dared to do something different. Newspaper and magazine journalist Geoff Williams details this historic event and the colorful cast of characters involved, based on firsthand accounts of those who were there and interviews from many living descendants. C. C. Pyle's Amazing Foot Race is a classic American story so astonishing and surreal that you have to hear it to believe it.

Author : Yuri Suhl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0978443586

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One Foot in America by Yuri Suhl Pdf

A sweet coming-of-age novel about Shloime (Sol) Kenner's first three years in America, as lived in a Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn. The protagonist, a sort of Jewish David Copperfield, takes a job in a butcher's shop to help his tradition father put bread on their table. The cast of characters includes a colorful assortment of Shloime's relatives as well as pushcart peddlers, merchants, night-school students, communists, anti-Semitic bullies, and the girls with whom he falls in love. Some of the book's most satisfying scenes take place on the boat coming over to America, while others, written in flashback, present gripping tableaux of his childhood "shtetl" in Galicia. Originally published in 1950, "One Foot in America" is a forgotten classic of Jewish immigration fiction, recommended for readers of all ages. Written with warmth, humor and a savoury Yiddish flavour; suitable for young readers. Note: Replaces 978-0-9784435-6-6.

Author : Rickey Gates
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781452181608

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Cross Country by Rickey Gates Pdf

In 2017, professional runner Rickey Gates ran 3,700 miles across the continental United States with just a small backpack and an anthropologist's curiosity to discover the divided America in which we live. In the book Cross Country, Gates documents this epic experience from South Carolina to San Francisco, sharing first-person essays, interviews, and over 200 photographs of the ordinary and extraordinary people and places he saw along the way. While Gates delivers unparalleled insight into the extreme athletic and mental challenge of this transcontinental run, running is not the core focus of Cross Country—it is a story of the remarkable people across the United States who we would otherwise never meet. • A photographic travelogue that follows along Rickey Gates's run across the country, and the individuals who live in it • Filled with portraits, landscapes, and collages of towns and communities that most people have never seen • From South Carolina to San Francisco, the five-month-long run covers 3,700 miles of hiking trails, rivers, and roads. Gates slept in the rain, carried meager possessions on his back, ran through the night, endured mental and physical challenges, and survived on a staple of gas station hot dogs and Pop Tarts. Delivering a patchwork portrait of America, Gates's captivating story captures the spirit of our country—that grit, determination, and compassion are qualities that can unite us all. • Perfect book for runners, hikers, and lovers of the outdoors, as well as fans of travelogues, photography, and photo-journalism • A great pick for those who loved Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton, The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck, and A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson. • A unique perspective of the United States

Author : Andrew Speno
Publisher : Boyds Mills Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781629797977

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The Great American Foot Race by Andrew Speno Pdf

This accessible and thoroughly researched nonfiction debut introduces young readers to a fascinating, little-known event—the Transcontinental Foot Race, which came to be known as the Bunion Derby. It is set in 1928, the height of the Roaring Twenties—a time of optimism, a time of excess, and the Age of Ballyhoo. Publicity-seeking Americans tried to outdo each other with outrageous stunts. Dance marathoners danced for days on end, pole-sitters sat atop flagpoles for weeks, trained athletes worked to beat records, and Charles Lindbergh made the first solo transatlantic flight. What could top this? Cyrus Avery, an ordinary Oklahoma businessman, teamed up with C. C. Pyle, the "P. T. Barnum of Professional Sports," to hold a transcontinental foot race. More than 100 men of all races and nationalities started the race in California and faced all manner of obstacles—from extreme weather to poor food and living conditions, to prejudice to injury—to make the cross-country journey across the United States, ending in New York City. This "Bunion Derby" pushed human endurance to the limits in an unforgettable show of "ballyhoo." This book is written in a folksy style that perfectly captures the mood and tone of the late 1920s and includes archival photographs, a map of the derby route, stats, a bibliography, and source notes.

Author : Fielding Bradford Meek,George Gibbs,Harrison Allen,Smithsonian Institution,Temple Prime,Thomas Egleston,Timothy Abbott Conrad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Bats
ISBN : UIUC:30112105208125

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Checklist of the Invertebrate Fossils of North America by Fielding Bradford Meek,George Gibbs,Harrison Allen,Smithsonian Institution,Temple Prime,Thomas Egleston,Timothy Abbott Conrad Pdf