USA 101: A Guide to America's Iconic Places, Events, and Festivals

McKechnie, Gary

ISBN 10: 1426204574 / ISBN 13: 9781426204579

Published by National Geographic (edition Illustrated), 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: USA 101: A Guide to America's Iconic Places, Events, and Festivals
• Publisher: National Geographic (edition Illustrated)
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1426204574
• ISBN 13: 9781426204579
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

Countless travel books display some aspect or region of America, but USA 101 stitches together a whole crazy quilt of iconic places, events, fairs, and festivals that celebrates our country in all its quirky diversity.

Whoever you are, wherever you’re going, whatever you like to do, it’s here somewhere. And if you just stay home and travel armchair-style you’ll still find this guide a vivid, often humorous, always fascinating blend of world-famous and distinctly local places and events that add up to a national portrait.

Here are fivescore and one indelibly American destinations, from the Statue of Liberty to the Golden Gate Bridge, from Graceland to Disneyland; perennial sporting rituals like the Army-Navy football game, the Indy 500, the Soap Box Derby, and the Little League World Series; plus dozens more favorite institutions old and new, from Native American powwows to the Miss America Pageant and monster truck rallies.

USA 101 features entertaining descriptive narratives—concise, lively sketches that capture each selection’s history and special appeal—as well as detailed practical advice and essential information for visiting. Well seasoned by eclectic, irresistible sidebars, this guide is a panorama of treasured traditions, favorite pastimes, and beloved national possessions that will surprise, amuse, and inform even the most sophisticated traveler.

About the Author

Gary Mckechnie’s previous book, Great American Motorcycle Tours, won both a Lowell Thomas Silver Award for travel writing and a Gold Award in the Benjamin Franklin competition.