Wildsam Field Guides: The Southwest (Wildsam Field Guides: American Road Trip) - Softcover

Bruce, Taylor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1495155374 ISBN 13: 9781495155376

Publisher: Wildsam, 2016

Synopsis

Launching Summer 2016, WILDSAM releases its second travel series, spotlighting the uniquely American pastime of Road Trips. In the handsome, story-driven guides, Road Trips through iconic regions come to life through personal essays, local interviews, historical anecdote and artist illustrations.
In the DESERT SOUTHWEST field guide, explore the expert itineraries through far west Texas, New Mexico high desert, southern Colorado river towns, Utah canyonlands, Arizona's mythic Navajo territory and California's Mojave expanses. This 145-page, back pocket companion shares the stories of vintage sellers, agave experts, turquoise dealers, shamans, astronomers, minor league baseball coaches, ultra-marathoners and more. No guide exists of its kind, combining lore and intel, inspiring stories and curated recommendations. Wildsam guides read like letters from an old friend. Your road trip will never be the same.
"I was halfway across America," Jack Kerouac writes, "at the dividing line between the East of my Youth and the West of my future."

About this title

About the Author:

Taylor Bruce is the founder and editor-in-chief of Wildsam Field Guides. The American guide series has been praised by various publications including The New York TImes, Afar, Food & Wine, Conde Nast Traveler and The Paris Review, and was selected by National Geographic as a part of the prestigious “Traveler 50” list in 2014,. Previous to starting Wildsam, Taylor’s writing appeared in Men’s Journal, Paste, and Oxford American, among others. He lives in Austin, Texas.

Review:

"For tireless seekers of the authentic." WALL STREET JOURNAL

"This is the freshest-feeling guidebook since On The Road, that Kerouac thing. And Bruce’s has better drawings." - PASTE

"Unlike traditional guidebooks that list the same old must-see sights and touristy neighborhoods, this new series, entitled Wildsam Field Guides, gets at the soul of a city." - CONDE NAST TRAVELER

"An intricate portrait of place; part guide, part tribute, part artwork." - CEREAL

"Your grandpa’s guidebook...loaded with local interviews, lore, hand-drawn maps, and city secrets. Wildsam launched its charmingly throwback series in 2012." - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER

About this edition

• Publisher: Wildsam
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1495155374
• ISBN 13: 9781495155376
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144