Wildsam Field Guides: Desert Southwest

by Taylor Bruce (Editor), Caroline Tomlinson (Illustrator)

Overview

Wildsam Field Guides: Desert Southwest leads travelers into the most authentic experience of this American region, working closely with an eclectic team of trusted locals. Contributors include historian and author Hampton Sides, astronomer Deidre Hunter, vintage curator Scott Corey, artist Rose B. Simpson, shaman Jade Wah'oo Grigori and agave aficionado Bryan Eichhorst, among others. Topics in the handsome volume include itineraries for classic adventures across the Southwest, tips from park rangers, green chili stew, land rights, Georgia O'Keeffe, outlaws, desert plants, atomic bomb testing and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781495155376
Publisher:	Wildsam Field Guides
Publication date:	07/15/2016
Series:	American Road Trip Series , #2
Edition description:	2022
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	3.90(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.

Table of Contents

ESSENTIALS - Specific intel on lodging (cabins, yurts, spas), transportation (vintage cars, trains, motorcyles), regional foodways, national and state parks, basic history, geography and more

ICONS - State by state focus on iconic experiences and small businesses

CITIES AND TOWNS - Profiles on Santa Fe, Tucson, Marfa, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Durango, Sedona, and Joshua Tree

ALMANAC - Historical anecdote via letters, news clippings, government documents, speeches, journals and such ephemera, to illuminate Native heritage, the Old West, settlers, explorers, flora and fauna, and more

ROAD TRIPS - Expert-led itineraries from Far West Texas, through New Mexico and Arizona, southern Colorado and Utah, and into Nevada and desert California. Broken down by a 14-day epic trip, a 7-day canyonlands adventure and long weekends in Santa Fe/Taos, Telluride and southern Arizona

INTERVIEWS - Conversations with regional characters including a silver artist, a minor league baseball coach, a Navajo storyteller, a roadside motel owner, a vintage dealer, a plein air painter, and more

ESSAYS - Personal travelogues from regional novelists, journalists, poets and more

INDEX

Editorial Reviews

"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

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