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The Wedding Heard 'Round the World

Author : Michael McConnell
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452950261
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book The Wedding Heard 'Round the World written by Michael McConnell and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On September 3, 1971, Michael McConnell and Jack Baker exchanged vows in the first legal same-sex wedding in the United States. Their remarkable story is told here for the first time—a unique account of the passion and energy of the gay liberation movement in the sixties and seventies. At the dawn of the modern gay movement (while New York’s Stonewall riots and San Francisco’s emerging political activism bloomed), these two young men insisted on making their commitment a legal reality. They were already crusaders for gay rights: Jack had twice been elected the University of Minnesota’s student president—the first openly gay university student president in the country, an election reported by Walter Cronkite on network TV news. They were featured in Look magazine’s special issue about the American family and received letters of support from around the world. The couple navigated complex procedures to obtain a state-issued marriage license. Their ceremony was conducted by a Methodist minister in a friend’s tiny Minneapolis apartment. Wearing matching white pantsuits, exchanging custom-designed rings, and sharing a tiered wedding cake, Michael and Jack celebrated their historic marriage. After reciting their vows, they sealed their promise to love and honor each other with a kiss and a signed marriage certificate. Repercussions were immediate: Michael’s job offer at the University of Minnesota was rescinded, leading him to wage a battle against job discrimination with the help of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union. The couple eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court with two precedent-setting cases. Michael and Jack have retired from the public spotlight, but after four decades their marriage is still their joy and comfort. Living quietly in a Minneapolis bungalow, they exemplify a contemporary version of the American dream. Only now, with marriage equality in the headlines and the Supreme Court decision to make love the law of the land, are they willing to tell the entire story of their groundbreaking experiences. TIME magazine listed the twenty-five most influential marriages of all time and included Michael and Jack, and they were recently profiled in a cover story in the Sunday New York Times. Their long campaign for marriage equality and insistence on equal rights for all citizens is a model for advocates of social justice and an inspiration for everyone who struggles for acceptance in a less-than-equal world.

The Wedding Heard 'Round the World: America's First Gay Marriage

Author : Michael;Karwoski McConnell (Gail Langer;Baker, Jack)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book The Wedding Heard 'Round the World: America's First Gay Marriage written by Michael;Karwoski McConnell (Gail Langer;Baker, Jack) and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Wedding Heard 'round the World

Author : Michael McConnell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (944 download)

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Download or read book The Wedding Heard 'round the World written by Michael McConnell and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On September 3, 1971, Michael McConnell and Jack Baker exchanged vows in the first legal same-sex wedding in the United States. Their remarkable story is told here for the first time--a unique account of the passion and energy of the gay liberation movement in the sixties and seventies. At the dawn of the modern gay movement (while New York's Stonewall riots and San Francisco's emerging political activism bloomed), these two young men insisted on making their commitment a legal reality. They were already crusaders for gay rights, and Jack had twice been elected the University of Minnesota's student president--the first openly gay university student president in the country. The couple navigated complex procedures to obtain a state-issued marriage license and were married by a Methodist minister in a friend's Minneapolis apartment. After reciting their vows, they sealed their promise to love and honor each other with a kiss and a signed marriage certificate--with immediate repercussions. Michael's job offer at the University of Minnesota was rescinded, leading him to wage a battle against job discrimination. The couple eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court with two precedent-setting cases. Today, living quietly in a Minneapolis bungalow, Michael and Jack exemplify a contemporary version of the American dream. Only now, with marriage equality in the headlines and the Supreme Court decision to make love the law of the land, are they willing to tell the entire story of their groundbreaking experiences. Their long campaign for marriage equality is a model for advocates of social justice and an inspiration for everyone who struggles for acceptance in a less-than-equal world."-- Back cover.

Miracle Ball

Author : Brian Biegel
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307452697
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Miracle Ball written by Brian Biegel and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nothing short of mind-blowing . . . Just amazing stuff"—Newsday "A fast-paced, fascinating tale that combines shoe leather, high-tech forensics and some healthy dollops of luck….Biegel makes a compelling case that he's solved the mystery…his book is a home run." – Associated Press October 3, 1951. Giants third baseman Bobby Thomson hit the most dramatic home run in the history of baseball. The moment occurred in the bottom of the ninth inning of a sudden-death playoff game between the New York Giants and their arch rivals from Brooklyn, the Dodgers. People across the nation watched on their new TV sets, and the home run became known as “the Shot Heard ’Round the World.” But after clearing the left-ﬁeld wall, the central artifact of the play—the ball itself—inexplicably went missing. The mystery of what happened to the legendary baseball has remained unsolved for a half century. Until now. Miracle Ball is the gripping account of author Brian Biegel’s two-year effort to unravel the mystery that experts said could never be solved. A sports story for the ages, an engrossing mystery narrative, and a moving account of a man’s unbreakable bond with his family and of his struggles to save himself, Miracle Ball delivers both heart and headlines.

Fender

Author : Richard Rayhill Smith
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781423462798
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Fender written by Richard Rayhill Smith and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: book for musicians, instrument collectors, and fans of Fender. This, at last, is the complete Fender story." --Book Jacket.

Together We Rise

Author : The Women's March Organizers
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062843443
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Together We Rise written by The Women's March Organizers and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In celebration of the one-year anniversary of Women’s March, this gorgeously designed full-color book offers an unprecedented, front-row seat to one of the most galvanizing movements in American history, with exclusive interviews with Women’s March organizers, never-before-seen photographs, and essays by feminist activists. On January 21, 2017, the day after Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, more than three million marchers of all ages and walks of life took to the streets as part of the largest protest in American history. In red states and blue states, in small towns and major urban centers, from Boise to Boston, Bangkok to Buenos Aires, people from eighty-two countries—on all seven continents—rose up in solidarity to voice a common message: Hear our voice. It became the largest global protest in modern history. Compiled by Women’s March organizers, in partnership with Condé Nast and Glamour magazine Editor in Chief Cindi Leive, Together We Rise—published for the one-year anniversary of the event—is the complete chronicle of this remarkable uprising. For the first time, Women’s March organizers—including Bob Bland, Cassady Fendlay, Sarah Sophie Flicker, Janaye Ingram, Tamika Mallory, Paola Mendoza, Carmen Perez, and Linda Sarsour —tell their personal stories and reflect on their collective journey in an oral history written by Jamia Wilson, writer, activist and director of The Feminist Press. They provide an inside look at how the idea for the event originated, how it was organized, how it became a global movement that surpassed their wildest expectations, and how they are sustaining and building on the widespread outrage, passion, and determination that sparked it. Together We Rise interweaves their stories with "Voices from the March"—recollections from real women who were there, across the world—plus exclusive images by top photographers, and 20 short, thought-provoking essays by esteemed writers, celebrities and artists including Rowan Blanchard, Senator Tammy Duckworth, America Ferrera, Roxane Gay, Ilana Glazer, Ashley Judd, Valarie Kaur, David Remnick, Yara Shahidi, Jill Soloway, Jia Tolentino, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and Elaine Welteroth. An inspirational call to action that reminds us that together, ordinary people can make a difference, Together We Rise is an unprecedented look at a day that made history—and the beginning of a resistance movement to reclaim our future.

Lexington and Concord: The Battle Heard Round the World

Author : George C. Daughan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393245756
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Lexington and Concord: The Battle Heard Round the World written by George C. Daughan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning historian reinterprets the battle that launched the American Revolution. George C. Daughan’s magnificently detailed account of the Battle of Lexington and Concord challenges the prevailing narrative of the American War of Independence. It was, Daughan argues, based as much in economic concerns as political ones. When Massachusetts militiamen turned out in overwhelming numbers to fight the British, they believed they were fighting for their farms and livelihoods, as well as for liberty. Benjamin Franklin was not surprised by this widespread belief. In the years prior to the Revolution, Franklin had toured Great Britain and witnessed the wretched living conditions of the king’s subjects. They wore rags for clothes, went barefoot, and had little to eat. They were not citizens, but serfs. Franklin described the appalling situation in a number of letters home. In the eyes of many American colonists, Britain’s repressive measures were not seen simply as an effort to reestablish political control of the colonies, but also as a means to reduce the prosperous colonists themselves to the serfdom described in the Franklin letters. Another key factor in the outcome of this historic battle, according to Daughan, was the scorn British officers had for colonial fighters. Although the British officers had fought alongside colonial Americans in the ferocious French and Indian War, they failed to anticipate the skill, organization, and sheer numbers of the colonial militias. Daughan explains how British arrogance led them to defeat at the hands of motivated, experienced patriot fighters determined to protect their way of life. Authoritative and immersive, Lexington and Concord gives us a new understanding of a battle that became a template for colonial uprisings in later centuries.

The Shot Heard Around the World: The Joe Gaetjens Story

Author : Lesly Gaetjens
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557612314
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (576 download)

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Download or read book The Shot Heard Around the World: The Joe Gaetjens Story written by Lesly Gaetjens and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-08-28 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of soccer knows Joe Gaetjens as the man who scored the lone goal that defeated England in the first round of 1950 World Cup in Brazil and later met a tragic death in his homeland of Haiti. Not much is known about Joe Gaetjens's life before or after the goal that made him famous. In this book, Joe's eldest son, Lesly, sheds some light on the private life of a man who found joy is the simplest of things, and who had one great passion: soccer. He had it in his blood. The book includes a long and detailed interview with Lyliane Gaetjens, Joe's wife, whose account of Joe's life as a family man has been sought but never before recorded.

The Fart Heard Round the World

Author : Ricky Mintz
Publisher : McNae, Marlin and MacKenzie
ISBN 13 : 9781641361590
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book The Fart Heard Round the World written by Ricky Mintz and published by McNae, Marlin and MacKenzie. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You're about to enter, the world of gross. We tackle some subjects, short, and in depth. From boogers to dandruff, to zits and bad breath, Canker sores, ear wax, I'll give you the scoop About vomiting, and warts, and what's inside your poop Laryngitis, toe jam, even lice and pee You will say, "all of this, can happen to ME?"

Marriage Equality

Author : William N. Eskridge, Jr.
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300221819
Total Pages : 1041 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Marriage Equality written by William N. Eskridge, Jr. and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 1041 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive history of the marriage equality debate in the United States, praised by Library Journal as "beautifully and accessibly written. . . . An essential work.” As a legal scholar who first argued in the early 1990s for a right to gay marriage, William N. Eskridge Jr. has been on the front lines of the debate over same‑sex marriage for decades. In this book, Eskridge and his coauthor, Christopher R. Riano, offer a panoramic and definitive history of America’s marriage equality debate. The authors explore the deeply religious, rabidly political, frequently administrative, and pervasively constitutional features of the debate and consider all angles of its dramatic history. While giving a full account of the legal and political issues, the authors never lose sight of the personal stories of the people involved, or of the central place the right to marry holds in a person’s ability to enjoy the dignity of full citizenship. This is not a triumphalist or one‑sided book but a thoughtful history of how the nation wrestled with an important question of moral and legal equality.

An Impossible Marriage

Author : Laurie Krieg
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830847944
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book An Impossible Marriage written by Laurie Krieg and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "People say our marriage is impossible." Laurie and Matt Krieg are in a mixed-orientation marriage: a marriage in which at least one partner's primary attraction isn't toward the gender of their spouse. In the Kriegs' case, Laurie is primarily attracted to women—and so is Matt. Some find the idea of mixed-orientation marriage bewildering or even offensive. But as the Kriegs have learned, nothing is impossible with God—and that's as true of their marriage as anyone else's. In An Impossible Marriage, the Kriegs tell their story: how they met and got married, the challenges and breakthroughs of their journey, and what they've learned about marriage along the way. Christianity teaches us that marriage is a picture of Jesus’ love for the church—and that's just as true in a mixed-orientation marriage as in a straight one. With vulnerability and wisdom, this book lays out an engaging picture of marriage in all its pain and beauty. It's a picture that points us, over and over again, to the love and grace of Jesus—as marriage was always meant to do.

Miles from Nowhere

Author : Barbara Savage
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680510371
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Miles from Nowhere written by Barbara Savage and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the same amazing story as the current version, but with an updated cover and foreword. If you'd like to read Barbara Savage's two-year around the world bicycle trip now, you can order the current version here. Miles from Nowhere is the story of Barbara and Larry Savage’s sometimes dangerous, often zany, but ultimately rewarding 23,000-mile bicycle odyssey, which took them through 25 countries in two years. Along the way, these near-neophyte cyclists on their ten-speeds encountered warm-hearted strangers eager to share food and shelter, bicycle-hating drivers who ran them off the road, various wild animals (including an attack camel), rock-throwing Egyptians, overprotective Thai policeman, motherly New Zealanders, meteorological disasters, bodily indignities, and great personal joys. The stress of traveling together constantly tested yet strengthened the young couple's relationship and as their trip ends, you'll find yourself yearning for Barbara and Larry to jump back on their bikes and keep pedaling. Originally published in 1983, Miles from Nowhere has provided inspiration for legions of modern travel-adventurers and writers.

Anne Frank: The Girl Heard Around the World

Author : Linda Elovitz Marshall
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338633295
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Anne Frank: The Girl Heard Around the World written by Linda Elovitz Marshall and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evocative and accessible picture book about Anne Frank and how she found her voice in a world determined to silence her. All her life, Anne Frank wanted to be heard.Really, truly heard.Linda Elovitz Marshall introduces readers to the story of Anne Frank in this powerful book about family, war, and the importance of finding your voice.During her two years in hiding from the Nazis, Anne Frank poured her soul into a red plaid diary named Kitty. She wrote honestly of the reality of Nazi occupation, of daily life in the annex, and of her longing to be heard. More than anything, Anne spoke the truth, and her words have echoed throughout history.Gorgeous prose and striking art deliver Anne's ever-relevant story with poignancy and grace, while robust back matter -- including biographical information, an author's note, and a timeline -- makes this the perfect book for history curriculums.

To the Wedding

Author : John Berger
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0679767770
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (797 download)

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Download or read book To the Wedding written by John Berger and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1996-03-19 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Booker Prize-winning author John Berger gives a novel both tragic and joyous, intelligent and erotic. In To the Wedding, a blind Greek peddler tells the story of the wedding between a fellow peddler and his bride in a remarkable series of vivid and telling vignettes. As the book cinematically moves from one character's perspective to another, events and characters move toward the convergence of the wedding--and a haunting dance of love and death.

The Scream Heard Around the World

Author : Hall F. Duncan
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781493626625
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book The Scream Heard Around the World written by Hall F. Duncan and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12-30 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mervil the mouse can no longer endure existing on garbage at a rural truck stop. He stows away on Big Red Ed's truck to find a better place to live and ends up saving Ed's life and becomes a world famous celebrity.

The Engagement

Author : Sasha Issenberg
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1984898515
Total Pages : 929 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book The Engagement written by Sasha Issenberg and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 929 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • The riveting story of the conflict over same-sex marriage in the United States—the most significant civil rights breakthrough of the new millennium "Full of intimate details, battling personalities, heated court cases, public persuasion.” —John Williams, The New York Times On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional, making same-sex unions legal across the United States. But the road to that momentous decision was much longer than many know. In this definitive account, Sasha Issenberg vividly guides us through same-sex marriage’s unexpected path from the unimaginable to the inevitable. It is a story that begins in Hawaii in 1990, when a rivalry among local activists triggered a sequence of events that forced the state to justify excluding gay couples from marriage. In the White House, one president signed the Defense of Marriage Act, which elevated the matter to a national issue, and his successor tried to write it into the Constitution. Over twenty-five years, the debate played out across the country, from the first legal same-sex weddings in Massachusetts to the epic face-off over California’s Proposition 8 and, finally, to the landmark Supreme Court decisions of United States v. Windsor and Obergefell v. Hodges. From churches to hedge funds, no corner of American life went untouched. This richly detailed narrative follows the coast-to-coast conflict through courtrooms and war rooms, bedrooms and boardrooms, to shed light on every aspect of a political and legal controversy that divided Americans like no other. Following a cast of characters that includes those who sought their own right to wed, those who fought to protect the traditional definition of marriage, and those who changed their minds about it, The Engagement is certain to become a seminal book on the modern culture wars.

On the Way to the Wedding

Author : Julia Quinn
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062424165
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book On the Way to the Wedding written by Julia Quinn and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Gregory Bridgerton, in the final installment of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. GREGORY’S STORY Unlike most men of his acquaintance, Gregory Bridgerton believes in true love. And he is convinced that when he finds the woman of his dreams, he will know in an instant that she is the one. And that is exactly what happened. Except ... She wasn’t the one. In fact, the ravishing Miss Hermione Watson is in love with another. But her best friend, the ever-practical Lady Lucinda Abernathy, wants to save Hermione from a disastrous alliance, so she offers to help Gregory win her over. But in the process, Lucy falls in love. With Gregory! Except ... Lucy is engaged. And her uncle is not inclined to let her back out of the betrothal, even once Gregory comes to his senses and realizes that it is Lucy, with her sharp wit and sunny smile, who makes his heart sing. And now, on the way to the wedding, Gregory must risk everything to ensure that when it comes time to kiss the bride, he is the only man standing at the altar …