Wildsam Field Guides Memphis

by Taylor Bruce

Overview

Wildsam Field Guides: Memphis shares the soul and sounds of this Southern city so formative to American culture.

With stories and trusted tips from an eclectic team of locals, the guide's contributors include celebrated writers Robert Gordon and Tara M. Stringfellow, barbecue icon Eric Vernon, poet Caki Wilkson, aquifer activist Justin J. Pearson, radio producer Judy Dorsey and longtime city chronicler Michael Donahue among others. Topics in the handsome volume include soul music, barbecue, Sun Studio, social justice, civil rights history, hip hop, basketball, FedEx, bizarre landmarks and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467199711
Publisher:	Wildsam Publishing
Publication date:	04/25/2022
Series:	Wildsam City Guides
Edition description:	2022 ed.
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	3.90(w) x 6.30(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.

Editorial Reviews

Wildsam Field Guides: Memphis shares the soul and sounds of this Southern city so formational to American culture. With stories and trusted tips from an eclectic team of locals, the guide's contributors include celebrated writers Robert Gordon and Tara M. Stringfellow, barbecue icon Eric Vernon, poet Caki Wilkson, aquifer activist Justin J. Pearson, radio producer Judy Dorsey and longtime city chronicler Michael Donahue among others. Topics in the handsome volume include soul music, barbecue, Sun Studio, social justice, civil rights history, hip hop, basketball, FedEx, bizarre landmarks and more.

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