Tours and Travel Books

This book contains easy descriptions of touring and trailheads within day-trip distance of the Denver area. While the "extreme" backcountry skier may find that most tours described lack the desired excitement, there are still quite a few gems, and for the more classic cross country skier this book cannot be beat. Check out Dawson's guide to 14ers for the death-defying routes, but this book has everything to keep most skiers entertained. Most of the expert terrain described requires long approach routes, but every serious front range backcountry skier should buy this book without question.

Empire Publishing presents "So You Wanna See Cowboy Stuff?", by Boyd Mager, all the Western movie and TV filming locations and sites of interest in the entire United States, the only complete tour guide ever assembled...Magers whose vast knowledge takes you state by state to famous Western film locations noting birthplaces, gravesites, monuments, museums and parks...insights of film festivals, bibliography and oral histories where you can visit and vacation....this book was written and extensively researched over a three year period from the heart and it shows.

Table of Contents (Chapter, Title and Page Numbers)

Acknowledgments - 6

Introduction - 8

Alabama - 11
Alaska - 13
Arizona - 15
Arkansas - 32
California - 34
Colorado - 133
Connecticut - 139
Dstrict of Columbia - 140
Florida - 141
Georgia - 144
Hawaii - 145
Indiana -146
Iowa -150
Kasas -152
Kentucky -154
Maine -155
Maryland - 156
Massachusetts - 158
Mississippi - 159
Missouri - 160
Montana - 163
Nebraska - 165
Nevada - 167
New Jersey - 172
New Mexico - 173
New York - 180
North Carolina - 181
Ohio- 184
Oklahoma - 188
Oregon - 197
Pennsylvania - 198
South Carolina - 200
South Dakota - 201
Tennessee - 204
Texas - 207
Utah - 221
Virginia - 230
Washington - 232
Wisconsin - 233
Wyoming - 234
Canada - 239

Oral Histories - 240 (Columbia University has an extensive oral history section with recordings and unpublished
interviews by Gene Autry, Walter Brennan, Richard Boone, Joel McCrea, John Wayne and many others)

Film Festival - 241 (complete listing of all the Annual Western Film Festivals - as dates for festivals change annually
you'll need to call for dates, brochures or flyers offered and accomodations)

Bibliography - 244

Index - 245

Hats off to Rhonda Lemons and her staff at Empire Publishing, the author Boyd Magers putting down on paper without a doubt the best book exact film locations where Gene Autry, Hopalong Cassidy, Wild Bill Elliott, Roy Rogers and John Wayne, with top western museums in the country...detailed Studio Guides to Monogram, Republic, Warner Bros. and Universal that helped make the B-Western great...sharing many facts inclusive within their own individual sections in the book...we now have answers to the many questions about the B-Western era...If you're into the memories of the B-Western, this is the one you've been anxiously waiting for...another winner from those early days when the western made it clear where a man stood Magers and Empire Publishing has captured the moment...just the way we like 'em!

Total Page: 264 Pages ~ Empire Publishing 0944019390 ~ (3/10/2003)

Everyone has seen David Hyde Pierce on the popular TV series Frasier where he plays the brother Niles.

Well what most of us did not know is that both Niles and David in real life are wine Geeks. David is very knowledgeable about wine, has a keen pallet and loves to talk about wine. He does it so well in this naration about Sonoma wine country and the wineries and the wines.

Living in Sonoma, I have many relatives and guests back East who want to come out and visit the wineries. Before they come, I always loan them a copy of Sonoma Uncorked so they can prepare their itinerary and at the same time get in the mood for their visit. If you have a CD player in your car, you can listen to David's soothing and melodic voice give you all the inside tips you may need in visiting Sonoma. He gives a lot of good history, gossip and trivia that makes a Sonoma visitor feel more at home and gain the most from California's best wine country!.

When buying tour books I am always miffed when they have advertising in them and it is obvious that we are receiving biased information. What I like about this book is that it is totally a fair evaluaiton by a long-term resident in the area and she is very balanced in all of her judgments and reccomendations.

This is an interesting look at the South just after the Civil War by a Yank. He recounts many conversations with people of all classes. The excellent maps of battle fields aid in the understanding of the struggles that took place in them. The engraved pictures appear to have been taken from other publications and many pretain to events during the War. The freshness of this eyewitness report made during this era is important to the understanding of Civil War history and the people who lived it.

In The National Geographic Traveler: Spain, travel writer Fiona Dunlop provides precisely the kind of in-depth site descriptions and background information that visitors to Spain need to plan and execute their business trips or vacation excursions. Here offered is a wealth of insightful features on the history, culture and contemporary life of Spain, enhanced with more than 300 color photographs, 33 detailed and full-color maps; mapped walking and driving tours; as well as specially commissioned artwork and floor plans. Here also is the most complete and up-to-date visitor information about hotels, restaurants, shopping, and entertainments. The clear, easy-to-use design makes The National Geographic Traveler: Spain an ideal planning guide and trip reference. If you are planning a personal or professional trip to Spain, begin with reading through Fiona Dunlop's The National Geographic Traveler: Spain!

This is a wonderful resource for those interested in the prehistory and early history of Spain. The book is well organized, with maps that cross-correlate with listings of sites by time period. Each site is described succinctly, and directions for finding the sites are clear and detailed. Obviously, the book is now about 5 years away from the most recent research, but nonetheless it represents a comprehensive guide for some essential places to know.

As a gay traveller it isn't always easy for two men to check in and have to fight to get a double bed. This guide is a good starting point for those in the same situation.

Having visited many of these wineries I can say that this book truly captures the best of Napa Valley. The book is an excellent guide of the "must see" wineries of California. I sent a dozen copies to my friends.

My wife and I just returned from a wonderful trip to Rome, Venice and Florence. We bought Whitehot Productions Self Guided Walking Tours from Amazon a few weeks before we left and we were so thankful we did. This 800 year old church is really remarkable and a must see when you are visiting Venice. The Audio Guides realy added to our enjoyment of this magnificent Cathedral. The mosaics are truly breathtaking. The narrator, in easily understood English, clearly explained the history and importance of everything we were viewing. Our traveling companions were constantly asking us to explain to them the things we were seeing together. Don't go to Venice without this guide. We wish that Whitehot Productions had finished their guides for Rome prior to our trip.