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Wildsam Field Guides: San Antonio
Contributor(s): Bruce, Taylor (Editor), Campbell, Scott (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1495155366     ISBN-13: 9781495155369
Publisher: Wildsam
OUR PRICE:   $21.60  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2016
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
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BISAC Categories:
- Travel | United States - South - West South Central (ar, La, Ok, Tx)
- Travel | Museums, Tours, Points Of Interest
- Travel | Special Interest - Literary
Dewey: 917.643
LCCN: 2020304716
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.1" W x 6.4" (0.30 lbs) 144 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Wildsam Field Guides: San Antonio reveals this Texas town through local stories, travel intel and modern lore, seeking out the real and rooted things, what's truly authentic and sharing the soul of a place, for travelers and locals alike.


Visit this city with ancient roots, including:

  • An illustrated map of Tex-Mex cuisine
  • Christmas tamales: deconstructed
  • The best of Flaco Jimenez and George Strait
  • Jack Kerouac's "On The Road" stop in town
  • A longform ode to San Antonio's diverse musical history
  • Day trips into the Hill Country
  • An interview with the owner of a Texas dancehall
  • The Charreada rodeo's main events

Contributor Bio(s): Bruce, Taylor: - Taylor Bruce founded the Wildsam series of American field guides in 2012. His guides incorporate personal essays, local interviews, illustrated maps, and archival anecdotes to capture the living history of some of America's favorite cities including San Francisco, New Orleans, Charleston and Detroit. Selected by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC as a part of the prestigious "Traveler 50" list in 2014, the series will expand in summer 2016 to include guides to great American road trips. Previous to starting Wildsam, Taylor's writing appeared in MEN'S JOURNAL, TRAVEL & LEISURE, and OXFORD AMERICAN, among others.