Bradt Eccentric America: All That's Weird and Wacky in the USA [Lingua Inglese]: The Bradt Guide to All That's Weird and Wacky in the USA - Brossura

Friedman, Jan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1841620904 ISBN 13: 9781841620909

Casa editrice: Bradt Pubns, 2004

Riassunto

Winner of the coveted Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Gold Award for Guidebooks 2002 and voted Best Travel Book of 2001 by the North American Travel Journalists Association, the first edition of this book was a runaway success. Encouraged and inspired by the response from readers, author Jan Friedman is back with more madcap mayhem including the nude Olympics, topless automobile racing, the treehouse bed-and-breakfast resort, and the California community that has its own fashion police. This is the definitive guide for those with a taste for the extreme or a desire to add something just a little bit different to their tour of the United States.

This guide features:
*The biggest, the best, the wackiest, and the weirdest of America's people and places
*Almost a thousand festivals, attractions, tours, shopping, restaurants, hotels, and eccentric environments
*Region-by-region events, places to visit, and quirky places to sleep and eat
*Peculiar pastimes, eccentric inventors, and collectors of curiosities
*The nuts and bolts on contacts, transportation, Web sites, and regional maps

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Jan Friedman is no stranger to eccentricity, having spent most of her life in the San Francisco Bay Area. A travel writer, travel photographer, and former tour guide, her articles and photographs have appeared in a wide range of publications.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

Offering a provocative look at over 1,000 of the quirkiest people and places on the fringes of mainstream tourism, Eccentric America (www.eccentricamerica.com) leads you to the country's most unforgettable experiences.
The second edition of this award-winning book has been thoroughly updated, with 330 totally new entries, regional calendars of wacky festivals and events, and an intriguing "Heights of Eccentricity" map of the United States. An entertaining and funny read, it's also a comprehensive guide to a side of American culture you won't want to miss.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Bradt Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1841620904
• ISBN 13: 9781841620909
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 314