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Wildsam Field Guides

This travel series invites readers on a journey to discover cities with unique character and atmosphere, moving beyond typical itineraries. Each guide delves into the heart of a destination, uncovering hidden stories and offering genuine experiences through local interviews and personal essays. With a focus on heritage, culture, and the personal perspectives of residents and renowned writers alike, these books capture the 'faraway joyous look' of curiosity. They present a big-hearted, offbeat, and delightful exploration of urban life.

Wildsam Field Guides. Nashville

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    From the publisher's website:Part almanac, part urban lore, part best-of, part memoir, the first Wildsam Field Guide focuses on Nashville, Tennessee, once monikered Gunpowder City, origin of cotton candy and Cracker Barrel, northern end point to the Natchez Trace. The field guide explores all of that and more. From illustrated maps of comfort food and music stops, to stories from Rosanne Cash, Tony Earley and Senator Bill Frist, Wildsam digs deep to find the taproots of the Music City.SENATOR BILL FRIST physicianALICIA HENRY artistMATT AND CARRIE EDDMENSON fashion designersJESSIE BAYLIN musicianJIM SHERRADEN letterpress printerJ. WES YODER writerTHAD COCKRELL musicianTANDY WILSON chefLIBBY CALLAWAY writerCOURTNEY JAYE musicianNICK DRYDEN architectPAUL CLEMENTS historianCHELSEA CROWELL

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