Description
In this stressful era, with uncomfortable government imposed health regulations and protestors marching on civic centers, I think an SDG on dissent in America would be very timely. There is a newly published book to serve as a perfect core book which author Arthur Hoyle has entitled MAVERICKS,MYSTICS, AND MISFITS -- AMERICANS AGAINST THE GRAIN . Hoyle supplies a gripping story of the lives of twelve people , from the earliest days of the country to the present, who each in their own way have challenged and enriched the lives they were born into, some more publicly, some more privately, some through the arts. They have helped establish an American tradition for the sometimes conflicting voices of cooperation and the individual pursuing personal rights. In so doing they have made important contributions to the culture and history of their times. Come join us in this celebration of their gifts.
Weekly Topics
Week 1: Roger Williams The First American 1603-1683 (Chapter 1, 24 pages)
Week 2: Anne Bradstreet The First American Poet 1612-1672 (Chapter 2, 20 pages)
Week 3: Thomas Paine The Voice of Revolution 1737-1809 (Chapter 3, 32 pages)
Week 4: Josiah Gregg A Wanderer on the Prairie 1806-1850 (Chapter 4, 30 pages)
Week 5:William and Ellen Craft Runaways to Freedom W 1824-1900 E 1826-1897 (Chapter 5, 28 pages)
Week 6: Thorstein Veblen An Adam Longing for Eden 1857-1929 (Chapter 6, 28 pages)
Week 7: Thomas Merton The Restless Hermit 1915-1968 (Chapter 7, 32 pages)
Week 8: Brummett Echohawk Plains Warrior 1922-2006 (Chapter 8, 24 pages)
Week 9: Judith Baca Chicana Muralist 1946- (Chapter 9, 20 pages)
Week 10: Warren Brush and Cynthia Harvan-Brush Revolution from the Ground Up W 1965- C 1969- (Chapter 10, 22 pages)
Bibliography
Hoyle, Arthur (core book) Mavericks, Mystics, and Misfits: Americans Against the Grain, Sunbury Press Inc., 2020
