A Strange Place Called Home: My Walk Across America on the Great Peace March

Description:

In 1986, at the height of the Cold War, the author joined a group of five hundred people walking from Los Angeles to Washington, DC in an effort to end the nuclear arms race. The memoir includes a narrative based on the journal Monagan kept at the time, plus numerous color photographs of camp life, rallies, and the friendships formed during the trek. Taking advantage of the book-as-blog format, the author also includes several original songs composed while on the road. The underlying theme is the role of civic involvement in democratic society. Available in its entirety online at: [A Strange Place Called Home][1] [1]: http://astrangeplacecalledhome.blogspot.com

subjects: Cold War,  history,  nuclear disarmament,  nuclear arms race,  outdoors,  adventure,  North Face,  tents,  camping,  mobile,  community,  peace,  movements,  civic,  civil disobedience,  test ban,  singing,  songwriting,  folk music,  Great Peace March

People: Jackson Browne,  Tom Harkin,  Pat Schroeder,  Pete Seeger,  Daniel Berrigan (1921-2016),  Tiny Tim,  Ralph Nader,  Yoko Ono,  Paul Newman,  Jesse Jackson,  Reagan,  Gorbachev

Places: Los Angeles,  Barstow CA,  Las Vegas,  Salt Lake City,  Denver,  Lincoln,  Omaha,  Des Moines,  Chicago,  Pittsburgh,  New York City,  Philadelphia,  Baltimore,  Washington D.C.,  Chernobyl,  America

Times: 1980's,  1986,  the 80's,  Cold War,  nuclear arms race