Taylor Bruce

Wildsam Field Guides: San Francisco leads travelers into the most authentic experience of the California city, working closely with a team of trusted locals. Contributors include writer Chris Colin, baker Chad Robertson, artist Zio Zeigler, novelist Julie Orringer, winemaker Andrew Mariani, and poet August Kleinzahler, among others. Topics in the handsome volume include Beatnik lore, bridge building, the Gold Rush, tech busts, the science of fog, WWII, John Muir, counterculture, gentrification and more.

San Francisco

Wildsam Field Guides: Los Angeles leads travelers into the most authentic experience of the California city, working closely with a team of trusted locals. Contributors include writer Jedediah Jenkins, chef Nancy Silverton, punk musician Alice Bag, surf legend Dick Metz, casting executive Jennifer Bender, and poet Luis Rodriguez, among others. Topics in the handsome volume include secret stairs, the Hollywood sign, gang culture, movie palaces, palm trees, Santa Ana winds, the Dodgers and more.

Wildsam Field Guides Los Angeles

Wildsam Field Guides: Nashville leads travelers into the most authentic experience of the Tennessee city, working closely with a team of trusted locals. Contributors include author Tony Earley, Senator Bill Frist, fashion designers Matt and Carrie Eddmenson, musican Rosanne Cash, chef Tandy Wilson, writer J. Wes Yoder, songwriter Thad Cockrell, among others. Topics in the handsome volume include songbirds, country music, the Fugitive Poets, women's suffrage, coonskins, comfort food, denim, heirloom tomatoes, fly fishing, homelessness, Johnny Cash and more.

Wildsam Field Guides: Nashville

A story-based travel guide for the best experience of the Hudson Valley and Catskills.

Wildsam Field Guides: Hudson Valley and Catskills

Wildsam Field Guides: Cape Cod & The Islands illuminates the towns, beaches and sailing experiences of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket working closely with a team of locals. Contributors include seasoned sailors, boat builders and sailmakers as well as Wampanoag linguist Jessie Little Doe Baird, roboticist Hanumant Singh and writer Paul Lisicky. This handsome volume features a deep dedicated section of sailing history and fundamentals, while also covering clam shacks, baseball leagues, secret beaches, literary figures, whaling history, cranberry bogs and much more.

Wildsam Field Guides: Cape Cod & the Islands

Wildsam Field Guides: Boston leads travelers through an authentic experience of a city that is America's engine of innovation, the Revolution's hometown and a great place for a beer and a ballgame. With trusted locals leading the way, our guide goes deep on Irish bars, academic brilliance, Paul Revere and immigrant history--but also explores the vibrant, diverse and fast-changing city of today. Contributors include novelist Sam Graham-Felsen, hip-hop journalist and historian Dart Adams, poet Frankie Concepcion, wine expert Suhayl Ramierez and restaurant owner Tony Barros. Visit the Cradle of Liberty with these carefully selected recommendations for the most authentic Bostonian experiences, including: Where to find the best Boston Cream Pie An illustrated map of Irish Bars and seafood spots A compendium of Bostonian reading and a cinematic tour of Boston An almanac of archival excerpts, timelines, clippings and other historical musings A curated playlist to give your visit a Bostonian soundtrack, and Must-visit museums, music venues, shops, restaurants, and sites

Wildsam Field Guides: Boston

Wildsam Field Guides: New England leads travelers into the most authentic experience of this American region, working closely with an eclectic team of trusted locals. Contributors include writer Michael Paterniti, boat captain Linda Greenlaw Wessel, geologist Robert Thorson, chef Cara Stadler, water keeper Cyrus Buffum and novelist Julia Glass, among others. Topics in the handsome volume include oysters, foliage of note, shipwrecks, clam chowder, overfishing, Louisa May Alcott, historic lighthouses, Martha (TM)s Vineyard and more.

Wildsam Field Guides: New England

A story-based travel guide for the best experience of Manhattan.

Wildsam Field Guides: Manhattan

Wildsam Field Guides: Denver leads travelers into the most authentic experience of the Colorado city, working closely with a team of trusted locals. Contributors include American sportswriter Woody Paige, urban farmer Adam Brock, community organizer Julie Gonzales and musician EsmÃ© Patterson, among others. Topics in the handsome volume include craft beer, ghost towns, mountain exploring, wildflowers, Rattlesnake Kate, conspiracy theories, cannabis, fourteeners and more.

Wildsam Field Guides: Denver

Wildsam Field Guides: Detroit leads travelers into the most authentic experience of the complex and storied Michigan city, working closely with a team of trusted locals. Contributors include journalists, entrepreneurs, a poet laureate, barber, Motown legend, bartenders, makers and artists, among others. Topics in the handsome volume include Berry Gordy, ice hockey, blight, the history of automobiles, race riots, Prohibition, urban farming and more.

Detroit

The updated edition of Wildsam Field Guides: San Francisco reveals this legendary city through local stories, travel intel and modern lore. A must-have for any seasoned traveler, Wildsam Field Guides seek out the real and rooted things in each destination, discovering what's truly authentic and sharing the soul of a place, for travelers and locals alike. See what's special about the City by the Bay, including: Master Baker Chad Robertson on his craft; A timeline of Bay Area technology; Where famous local chefs love to eat; A secret bike path to avoid those hills; Why the Golden Gate Bridge is red; A map of the city's best vistas; Words from Mark Twain and Jack London; The one burrito to try in the Mission.

Wildsam Field Guides: San Francisco: Second Edition

Wildsam Field Guides: Hawai'i leads travelers into the most authentic experience of these American islands, working closely with an eclectic team of trusted locals. There's a distinctive air of mystique that remains in Hawai'i, even if elusive, and it stirs in the locals who celebrate their ancestry on these sacred shores. Wildsam worked closely with local writers, editors, musicians, artists, activists, ecologists and cultural authorities, in hopes of sharing a broad and beautiful perspective on Hawai'i, past and present. Readers will explore sights, stories and local intel in the islands: Curated selection of beaches, public lands, hotels, island experts; Interviews with surfers, artists, musicians, anthropologists, ecologists, chefs, ranchers, native lands advocates; Travel profiles of each island, with essential experiences and intel; Archival excerpts about tropical flora, legendary watermen, Pearl Harbor, Hula, Elvis Presley, Eddie Aikau, shipwrecks, pineapples; Insights for thoughtful travel, including tourism etiquette, language, cultural identity, critical civic issues facing Hawai'i; and The Wildsam picks for dozens of island favorites including poke bowls, beginner surf breaks, whale watching, waterfall hikes, Polynesia.

Wildsam Field Guides: Hawaii

Wildsam Field Guides: Kentucky Bourbon Country leads travelers into the heart of the state with its pastures, knobs, rivers and waterfalls along with guidance from trusted locals and experts. Local contributors include bourbon expert Maggie Kimberl, food and culture writer Ashlie Stevens, author and professor Jason Kyle Howard, activist and poet Hannah L. Drake, celebrated chefs Ouita Michel and Sam Fore, singer-songwriter Will Oldham, author and theatre producer Robert Gipe and Affrilachian poet Frank X Walker. This handsome volume features a deep dedicated section on bourbon, while also covering public lands, local issues, horse country, caves, hidden history, folkways and Louisville's incredible park system.

Wildsam Field Guides: Kentucky

Wildsam Field Guides: Joshua Tree leads travelers into one of America's most iconic and alluring desert destinations, exploring the national park and surrounding area with guidance from local experts and longtime residents. Contributors include multimedia artist Kim Stringfellow, climbing guide Bob Gaines, writer Claire Vaye Watkins, Indigenous naturalist Elizabeth Paige, World Famous Crochet Museum creator Shari Elf, biologist Tim Shields and others. In addition to base camp recommendations, great hikes and practical tips for the high desert, the book digs into the namesake "trees" (actually yuccas!), Wonder Valley's jackrabbit homesteads, Twentynine Palms' military history, wildlife corridors, Coachella Valley date farms, UFO sightings, the local artist community and much more.

Wildsam Field Guides: Joshua Tree

Wildsam Field Guides: Texas leads travelers into the most authentic experiences of the largest state in the contiguous United States, working closely with an eclectic team of trusted lone star state dwellers. Contributors include writers Stephen Harrigan and Kimberley King Parsons, chef Trong Nguyen, river guide Cynta de Narvaez, music producer Lloyd Maines, artist Deborah Roberts and historian Joe Nick Patoski, among others. Topics in the handsome volume include Terlingua and its chili, troubadours of note, rodeo champions, Big Tex, Conjunto legends, Dr. Pepper, boom-bust oil, Big Bend by horseback and more.

Texas

Wildsam Field Guides

Wildsam Field Guides: Napa & Sonoma leads travelers into the heart of California's sun-washed wine country, unlocking the pleasures and complexities of one of America's most beloved landscapes. Contributors include longtime Wall Street Journal wine writer Dorothy Gaiter, novelist and tribal leader Greg Sarris, winemakers Andrew Mariani and Tony Coturri (among others) and innovative farmer Leslie Wiser. Topics in this first volume of Wildsam's new "Pursuits" series range from wine to the Bear Flag revolt, notable communes, Russian River and Highway 1 coastal experiences, the mysteries of Bohemian Grove and more.

Wildsam Field Guides: Napa and Sonoma

Wildsam Field Guides: Yellowstone explores our first national park and the lands that surround it: a trove of American history and one of the world's most vital natural habitats. Insight from local experts, guides and scientists reveals profound volcanic forces, America's greatest bison herds and wolfpacks and a human story stretching back thousands of years. Contributors include grizzly advocate and literary legend Doug Peacock, volcano expert Wendy Stoval, natural-world guide Ashea Mills, Indigenous oral historian Francine Spang-Willis and wolf biologist Rick McIntyre among others. From famed geysers to deep backcountry to lore-steeped Western characters, Wildsam Yellowstone wanders far through the place once called Wonderland.

Wildsam Field Guides: Yellowstone: Mystery and Marvel

Wildsam Field Guides: Charleston leads travelers into the most authentic experience of the South Carolina city, working closely with a team of trusted locals. Contributors include author Pat Conroy, chef Sean Brock, mayor Joe Riley, novelist Josephine Humphreys, artist Becca Barnet, anthropologist Ade Ofunniyin, editor Maggie White, preservationist Paul Saylors, among others. Topics in the handsome volume include shipwrecks, lowcountry fauna, Civil Rights, historic architecture, fishing industry, Gullah culture, garden tours, James Beard Awards, hurricanes, pluff mud and more.

Charleston

Wildsam Field Guides: Austin leads travelers into the most authentic experience of the Texas city, working closely with a team of trusted locals. Contributors include Texas Monthly editor John Spong, chef Bryce Gilmore, hotelier Liz Lambert, and neon artist Todd Sanders, among others. Topics in the handsome volume include street tacos, swimming holes, dive bars, capital punishment, Willie Nelson, Dazed and Confused, armadillos, the Texas Rangers, wildflowers, UT football and more.

Wildsam Field Guides: Austin

A story-based travel guide for the best experience of Seattle.

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