Wildsam Field Guides Washington D.C.
Wildsam Field Guides: Washington, DC leads travelers into the heart of the Nation's Capital, where America's most famous monuments stand side-by-side with a singular urban culture.

Dive deep into Our Nation's Capital with such topics as:

  • interviews with bestselling young-adult novelist Jason Reynolds, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and award-winning local chef Erik Bruner-Yang;
  • expert picks for navigating D.C.-museums and monuments to hotels and bars;
  • illustrated maps of international cuisine, parks and trails and sites of international intrigue;
  • historical musings on the D.C. punk scene, baseball and Watergate;
  • original essays from Morowa Yejidé and Alexis Coe;
  • excerpted writings from Walt Whitman and Duke Ellington;
  • essential travel intel that opens up the city, from the Wildsam-curated record collection and reading list to a deep dive into neighborhood profiles and beloved businesses.

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Wildsam Field Guides Washington D.C.
Wildsam Field Guides: Washington, DC leads travelers into the heart of the Nation's Capital, where America's most famous monuments stand side-by-side with a singular urban culture.

Dive deep into Our Nation's Capital with such topics as:

  • interviews with bestselling young-adult novelist Jason Reynolds, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and award-winning local chef Erik Bruner-Yang;
  • expert picks for navigating D.C.-museums and monuments to hotels and bars;
  • illustrated maps of international cuisine, parks and trails and sites of international intrigue;
  • historical musings on the D.C. punk scene, baseball and Watergate;
  • original essays from Morowa Yejidé and Alexis Coe;
  • excerpted writings from Walt Whitman and Duke Ellington;
  • essential travel intel that opens up the city, from the Wildsam-curated record collection and reading list to a deep dive into neighborhood profiles and beloved businesses.

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Wildsam Field Guides Washington D.C.

Wildsam Field Guides Washington D.C.

by Taylor Bruce
Wildsam Field Guides Washington D.C.

Wildsam Field Guides Washington D.C.

by Taylor Bruce

Overview

Wildsam Field Guides: Washington, DC leads travelers into the heart of the Nation's Capital, where America's most famous monuments stand side-by-side with a singular urban culture.

Dive deep into Our Nation's Capital with such topics as:

  • interviews with bestselling young-adult novelist Jason Reynolds, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and award-winning local chef Erik Bruner-Yang;
  • expert picks for navigating D.C.-museums and monuments to hotels and bars;
  • illustrated maps of international cuisine, parks and trails and sites of international intrigue;
  • historical musings on the D.C. punk scene, baseball and Watergate;
  • original essays from Morowa Yejidé and Alexis Coe;
  • excerpted writings from Walt Whitman and Duke Ellington;
  • essential travel intel that opens up the city, from the Wildsam-curated record collection and reading list to a deep dive into neighborhood profiles and beloved businesses.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467199476
Publisher: Wildsam Publishing
Publication date: 02/07/2022
Series: Wildsam City Guides
Edition description: 2022 ed.
Pages: 144
Sales rank: 722,714
Product dimensions: 4.30(w) x 6.50(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

Discover the people and places that tell the story of Washington, D.C.

Essentials 006

Trusted in tel and travel info about iconic places and important topics

Bests 017

Selected recommendations for the most authentic Washington experiences

Almanac 027

Archival excerpts, timelines, clippings and other historical musings

Maps 057

Illustrated renderings of subject matter vital to the city's heart and soul

Interviews 077

Concise and meaningful one-way conversations with locals of note

Stories 101

Personal essays about the city from respected Washington writers

Index 119

Notes 124

Foldout Map 145

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