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Michael James : Marvelous Marvin Hagler in 1984
Marvelous Marvin Hagler works out in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in the winter of 1984. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James‘ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul: Marvelous Marvin Hagler in 1984 Hagler … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Boxing, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Memoir, Michael James, nostalgia, Pictures from the Long Haul, Sports
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Michael James : Late Summer Sundown on the Karma Farm
Late summer sundown on the Karma Farm, New Lisbon, Wisconsin 1981. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James’ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul: Late summer sundown on the Karma Farm To … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Chicago, Heartland Cafe, Karma Farm, Memoir, Michael James, nostalgia, Pictures from the Long Haul
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Michael James : Bill at Chester’s Hamburger King
Bill at Chester’s Hamburger King, Chicago, Fall 1977. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James’ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul: Bill at Chester’s Hamburger King A classic Chicago cross-over place, you … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Chicago, Memoir, Michael James, nostalgia, Pictures from the Long Haul, Restaurants
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Michael James : Doing the Whirlpool at the Paradise
Whirlpool at the Paradise, Chicago, 2003. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James’ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul: When the water was flowing atChicago’s Paradise bathhouse I’ve been in lots of … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Fitness, Memoir, Michael James, nostalgia, Pictures from the Long Haul, Whirlpools
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Michael James : Heading to the Finish Line
Sportsman’s Park, Cicero, Illinois, 1986. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James’ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul: Heading to the finish line at Sportsman’s Park in Cicero Straight up: horses were … Continue reading
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Tagged Gambling, Horse Racing, Horses, Kentucky Derby, Memoir, Michael James, Pictures from the Long Haul
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Michael James : Hope Springs Eternal
Comiskey Park, Chicago, 1990. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James’ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul:Hope springs eternal onopening day at Comiskey Park By Michael James | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Baseball, Chicago, Comiskey Park, Memoir, Michael James, Pictures from the Long Haul, White Sox
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Michael James : 1939 Hot Rod Ford Rolling Through Town
1939 hot rod Ford, Durango, Colorado, February 1989. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James’ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul:1939 hot rod Ford rolling,rumbling, and purring through town By Michael James … Continue reading
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Tagged Disabled Athletes, Hot Rod Cars, Memoir, Michael James, NFL, nostalgia, Pictures from the Long Haul, Vintage Cars
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Michael James : Moving Right Along
Rapid rolling wheels at U.S. Track and Field Championships, Haywood Field, Eugene, Oregon, 1993. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James’ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul: Rapid rolling wheels and the … Continue reading
Michael James : Pictures from the Long Haul
Menominee Boys at the Battle of Mole Lake Historic Marker Crandon, Wisconsin, 1978. Photo by Michael James from his forthcoming book, Michael Gaylord James’ Pictures from the Long Haul. Pictures from the Long Haul:Duane and the Menominee warriors Duane was … Continue reading
BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Aaron Dixon’s ‘My People Are Rising’
My People Are Rising: A Black Panther memoir Aaron Dixon was both a leader and a foot soldier; an intelligent black man in the mid-century United States who knew racism first-hand and wanted to end it. By Ron Jacobs | … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Dixon, Black Liberation Movement, Black Panthers, Books, Memoir, Ron Jacobs, Sixties
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Tom Miller : Moving West, Writing East
Welcoming Arizona rattlesnake: “Cowboys amble” — and, well, “snakes slither.”Moving West, writing East:The life of a writer in the Southwestof the 1960s and ’70sBy Tom Miller | The Rag Blog | April 12, 2012 I moved west to escape the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona, Journalists, Memoir, Sothwest, Tom Miller, Writers
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BOOKS / Rick Ayers : Gilbert’s Memoir Helps Us Understand Our History
Love and Struggle:David Gilbert’s memoir helps usunderstand our history and the world today By Rick Ayers / The Rag Blog / March 7, 2012 [Love and Struggle: My Life with SDS, the Weather Underground and Beyond, by David Gilbert. (Oakland, … Continue reading
