Tag: Road Trips

• Driving the Green Book: A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance 

  

  Buy on Amazon “The Green Book was more than just a road trip guide but a way of survival. Hall hopes that its history will live on.” The road, a symbol of freedom, was fraught with dangers for Black travelers in the time when Jim Crow laws still existed. Not much is known about Victor Hugo…

  Jane Simon Ammeson

  July 31, 2023

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  #books, #booktock, African-American History, Alvin Hall, Civil Rights, Driving the Green Book, Green Book, Janee Woods Weber, Road Trips

• If Walls Could Talk: Lake Chapala’s historic buildings and their former occupants

  

  Now one of the most popular retirement area for Americans and Canadians, the Lake Chapala Region, nestled in a valley almost a mile high in Mexico’s Volcanic Axis,  has long been a draw for ex-pats and vacationers, lured by its almost perfect climate and beauty. In his book If Walls Could Talk: Chapala’s historic buildings…

  Jane Simon Ammeson

  January 23, 2023

  #books, #BookTok, Adventure, Culture, Food, Food History, Historic Architecture, History, Mexico, Mexico Travel, Recipes, Travel

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