Wildsam Field Guides: New England

by Taylor Bruce (Editor), Elizabeth Graeber (Illustrator)

Overview

Take a road trip and discover the best of New England. 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.

Independent and idyllic, visit New England, including:

• 24 hours to see iconic Boston
• The five best lobster shacks in Maine
• How to catch the first sunrise in America
• An interview with an LL Bean bootmaker
• Our favorite country inn for a winter escape
• Alpine huts in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
• An illustrated map to summer on Cape Cod
• Three days seeing fall color in Vermont's North Country
• Words from Louisa May Alcott and Henry David Thoreau

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781495155383
Publisher:	Wildsam Publishing
Publication date:	07/15/2016
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	198,422
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, bed and breakfasts, inns), transportation (vintage cars, trains, motorcysles), regional foodways, national and state parks, basic history, geography and more

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

CITIES AND TOWNS - Profiles on Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Portland, Burlington, Portsmouth, Boston, Newport, and Providence

ALMANAC - Historical anecdote via letters, news clippings, government documents, speeches, journals and such ephemera, to illuminate whaling heritage, abolitionists, Pilgrim communities, Native Americans, New England craft, politics and more

ROAD TRIPS - Expert-led itineraries through the entire region. Broken down by a 14-day epic trip, a 7-day coastal adventure and seasonal long weekends in Vermont, Maine and Connecticutt

INTERVIEWS - Conversations with regional characters including a historian, a snowboarder, a beer brewer, an artist, a novelist, an inn owner, a songwriter, a professor 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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