Wildsam Field Guides: Manhattan

by Taylor Bruce (Editor), Jared Sullivan (Editor), Lisk Feng (Illustrator)

Overview

Wildsam Field Guides: Manhattan leads travelers through an authentic experience of the nation's cultural and economic capital, working closely with a team of trusted locals. Contributors include nonfiction writer Gay Talese, artist and illustrator Maira Kalman, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Reverend Dr. LaKeesha Walrond, subway conductor Tramell Thompson and finance historian James Grant, among others. Topics in the handsome volume include city history, Central Park, skyscraper architecture, foodways from pastrami to pizza, rats, Robert Moses, recluses and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467199278
Publisher:	Wildsam Field Guides
Publication date:	04/05/2021
Series:	American City Guide Series
Edition description:	2022
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	4.00(w) x 6.40(h) x 0.60(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.