From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language comes a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the middle of the United States in the middle of the last century.
This book is about life in a small turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town. Lesy has collected and arranged photographs taken between 1890 and 1910. Against these are juxtaposed excerpts from the Badger State Banner, from the Mendota State (asylum) Record Book, and occasionally quotations from the writings of Hamlin Garland and Glenway Wescott.
Bill McKibben has called this book "the deepest map anyone ever made of an American place"--a majestic survey of land and time and people in a single county of the Kansas plains. It takes the author--by car, on foot, and in mind--into the core of our continent and backward and forward through a brilliant spectrum of time and place. There is no ...
Celebrating the history and current revival of a great American highway, the author paints a vivid portrait of life on Route 66, and the people who haunt it, including cattle rustlers, gangsters, hitchhikers, and everyday travelers. Original. 20,000 first printing.
A travelogue of the Great Plains, from the site of Sitting Blue's cabin on the Grand River in South Dakota, to a rock shop made of fossilized dinosaur bones; from an abandoned house where Bonnie and Clyde terrorized the inhabitants in 1933, to the house of the murders in Capote's "In Cold Blood".
On a frosty day in November 1831, Rebecca Burlend and her husband, John, and their five children debarked at New Orleans after a long voyage from England. They took a steamboat up the Mississippi to St. Louis and from there went to the wilds of western Illinois. It was a whole new world for a family that had never been more than fifty miles from ...
Eyewitness Travel Guides are the original illustrated travel reference and throughout 2003, the entire list of more than 70 destinations is being fully updated to show you more of what other guides only tell you. With a stunning, brand-new look, Eyewitness Travel Guides are essential reading for vacation, business, or armchair travel. Consistently ...
From getaways at Glacier National Park and rural guest ranches to small town rodeos, Moon Handbooks Montana is the guide to the best the state has to offer, both on and off the beaten path. Practical information includes suggested travel strategies and lists of must-see sights, plus essentials on dining, transportation, and accommodations for a ...
The often overlooked sites and attractions of Iowa are revealed in this guide to the Hawkeye State: 160 acres of preserved prairie in the Great Lakes region; sculptures made from ordinary kitchen matches at Matchstick Marvels; and a tribute to the history of balloons at the National Balloon Museum.
Born-and-bred "Cheesehead" Thomas Huhti offers an insider's view of Wisconsin, from the bars and pubs of Madison to the beaches and water parks of the Wisconsin Dells. Thomas is a perfect tour guide, providing unique trip ideas such as a Wisconsin Outdoors Adventure and a Frank Lloyd Wright Tour.Packed with information on dining, transportation, ...
Offbeat places await travelers and locals alike in Michigan, such as the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum where young visitors can be wrapped in bubbles, and the Air Zoo of Kalamazoo, which is dedicated to preserving and restoring aircraft of World War II.
These are some of the items that Adrian Hoover jotted down on his to-do list, soon after he and his wife, Helen, gave up urban comforts for the deeper delights of the wilderness in 1954. The Years of the Forest by Helen Hoover elaborates on that deceptively short list and describes the difficulties inherent in accomplishing each of those tasks. In ...
Following the success of The New York Times bestseller America 24/7 , DK is publishing 50 books that showcase the best photographs from each state - all to be published on the same day. Each individual book includes 95% new photography and is a unique peronal expression of state pride.
Many Chicagoans rose in protest over A. J. Liebling's tongue-in-cheek tour of their fair city in 1952. Liebling found much to admire in the Windy City's people and culture-its colorful language, its political sophistication, its sense of its own history and specialness, but Liebling offended that city's image of itself when he discussed its ...
Whether you want to shop on Michigan Avenue, listen to blues on Lincoln Park or simply ride the El around The Loop, "The Rough Guide to Chicago" will help you all the way. The 16-page, full-colour section introduces all of the city's highlights, from the spectacular city skyline to boat tours along the Chicago River, with two new, 4-page, full ...
"Moon Minnesota" takes all the best of the state it puts in an all inclusive, user friendly handbook. From the old European charm of St. Paul to the sophistication of Minneapolis, the tall grass of the Prairieland to the quaint towns along the Mississippi, this is the essential guidebook to making your visit to Minnesota truly unique. While ...
Experience the splendor and mystery of America's great outdoors in this new series. Each guide is an information-packed reference, a useful trip planner, and a delightful armchair adventure.
The Dakotas have been known to cast a spell on locals and visitors alike. With this indispensable guide you'll discover the magic of the Dakotas with a night at an outdoor bandshell concert, with a visit to a museum dedicated to woodcarving, or by stopping at a showplace for Arabian horses.
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