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Wildsam Field Guides: Chicago
Contributor(s): Bruce, Taylor (Editor), Martin-Newberry, Simone (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1467199052     ISBN-13: 9781467199056
Publisher: Wildsam
OUR PRICE:   $18.00  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2020
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Special Interest - Literary
- Travel | United States - Midwest - West North Central (ia, Ks, Mn, Mo, Nd, Ne, Sd)
- Travel | United States - Midwest - East North Central (il, In, Mi, Oh, Wi)
Dewey: 917.731
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 4" W x 6.5" (0.35 lbs) 144 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Wildsam Field Guides: Chicago presents a balanced and beautiful collection of stories and intel that spotlights a city of contrasts and culture. Inside, readers will find Chicago travel recommendations, as well as stories and insights from heralded locals and lesser-known heroes.

The icon of the Midwest, including:

  • Picks for the perfect weekend, bookstore browsing, Italian beef, food halls, city biking, poetry and contemporary art
  • Tales from inside Wilco's Marina City loft
  • Extreme weather, The Drake Hotel and Michael Jordan
  • Archival finds on Al Capone, The Wrigley Curse and Barack Obama
  • How to build the perfect Chicago hot dog
  • Ticket scalping memories
  • Masterworks ranging from Grant Wood's American Gothic to Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate and Sue the T. Rex
  • Deep-dish pizza, record stores and Lake Michigan as told through illustrated maps
  • Interviews with magicians, visual artists, professors and crime reporters
  • Original essays and poetry by Rebecca Makkai, Roger Reeves and Patricia Smith