Wildsam Field Guides: Chicago

by Taylor Bruce (Editor), Simone Martin-Newberry (Illustrator)

Overview

Wildsam Field Guides: Chicago leads travelers into the most authentic experience of the Illinois city, working closely with a team of trusted locals. Contributors include writers Rebecca Makkai, Davy Rothbart and Patricia Smith, White Sox organist Lori Moreland, hot dog guru Doug Sohn, and queen of improv Susan Messing, among others. Topics in the handsome volume include deep dish expertise, Hyde Park space relics, the L Train, Michael Jordan, disaster landmarks, Frank Lloyd Wright, the Great Chicago Fire, slam poetry, John Hughes and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467199056
Publisher:	Wildsam Publishing
Publication date:	09/21/2020
Series:	American City Guide Series
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	4.00(w) x 6.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Taylor Bruce is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Wildsam Field Guides. He grew up on his family farm on the border of Georgia and Alabama. Taylor studied writing at Vanderbilt University, and, after, wrote freelance for magazines such as Men's Journal, Oxford American and National Geographic Adventure, among others. He took a full-time writer's post at Southern Living in 2007. After moving to New York and pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing at Brooklyn College, Taylor launched Wildsam out of his 500-square foot apartment in 2012. The original Nashville guide caught the attention of national media and thoughtful travelers alike, and in 2015, National Geographic awarded Wildsam the "Traveler 50" award. Taylor lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Robin, and two sons, Booker and Truett.