- Paperback: 1200 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Allen; updated edition edition (Mar 1 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0761163360
- ISBN-13: 978-0761163367
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 13.2 x 5.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 907 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #114,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Of the plethora of adjectives suitable for the tone of this witty reference book, the most relevant is proud; from the outset, Schultz declares her own personal connection to the places visited, titling the introduction, "Rediscovering My Own Backyard." Divided by region-starting off in New England, the Mid-Atlantic states, the Southeast and the rest of the U.S., then continues into eastern and western Canada-Schultz's follow-up to the bestselling 1,000 Places to See Before You Die (a global survey) presents grandiose portraits of the two countries' most popular and patriotic spots. Schultz includes plenty of directions for travel, food and lodging, including costs, though this is no budget guide (see the $75 dinner under the Brooklyn Bridge). Still, what Schultz lacks in cost-efficiency she makes up for in scope; quite literally, there's something here for everyone: baseball fields, national parks and campgrounds, major malls, expansive historical estates and more. A fine gift, it should also spark spirited party conversation-who's been where, what to visit next, and which personal favorites didn't make the cut.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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The 1,000 Places to See books are pleasurable, inspiring, wondrous, a best-selling phenomenon and, yes, practical: Announcing the updated edition of 1,000 Places to See in the USA Canada Before You Die, The New York Times No. 1 bestseller. Because USA Canada is not only a wish book but also a guide, this information, including phone numbers, Web addresses, and more, is now completely revised and updated. For travel season, for long summer weekends, for whenever the mood strikes to pack up the car and set out to discover a new piece of America (and Canada!), 1,000 Places to See in the USA Canada is a map to all the unique and wonderful places just around the corner: Sail the Maine Windjammers out of Camden. Explore the gold-mining trails in Alaskas Denali wilderness. Collect exotic shells on the beaches of Captiva. Play tennis the way it was meant to beon grassat the lavish Victorian Newport Casino. Take a barbecue tour of Kansas CityArthur Bryants to Gates to Sneads. Theres the ice hotel in Quebec, the stalacpipe organ in Virginia, out-of-the-way Civil War battlefields, dude ranches and cowboy poetry readings, and what to do in Louisville after the Derbys over.More than 150 places are highlighted as family-friendly, and indices in the back organize the book by subjectwilderness, dining, beaches, world-class museums, sports, festivals, and more.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bad geography lesson!,
By JantheLibrarian "bibliophile" (Amherst, Nova Scotia Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die (Paperback)
A quick geography lesson: which country is larger, Canada or the USA?If the coverage allotted Canada in this 1000+ page volume were your guide, you might be forgiven if you felt that Canada occupied less than 10% of North America - rather than actually being the larger of the two nations. The section dedicated to highlighting the beauty and splendor of Canada is smaller than the book's indexes! (100 pages on Canada, 104 pages of indexes in the paperback edition) Any researching appears to be minimal at best, and apparently dredged from a handful of tourism-department websites. Including "Canada" in the title could only be described as misrepresentation - or maybe just a money grab in an attempt to sell more books for those interested in this great country north of the 49th parallel. Does this really represent the limited view of our neighbours to the south? Where is Rick Mercer when we need him?
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This review is from: 1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die (Paperback)
I found Janethelibrarian's review helpful as I was considering buying the book, but wondered if, as is often the case, Canada is only given a few pages as an afterthought. Apparently this is the case, so I will not buy it.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
CLASSIC GETAWAY BOOK,
This review is from: 1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die (Paperback)
What I loved most about this wonderful book was the fact it includes sites you wouldn't expect - ballparks, hotels, out-of-the-way campgrounds...it was not strictly a "7 Wonders of the World" travel book that I'm used to.I have yet to visit all the lovely places here. I'm actually up to about 15, which means I have 985 to go. But even if I don't make it to every single one, it's still a fascinating read. It's one of my three favorite summer reading books, along with Martha Bolton's "Maybe Life's Just Not That Into You" a hysterial parody of self helo books, and "Dave Barry's Guide To Money."
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