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| Compass American Guides: Santa Fe, 5th Edition |  | Author: Fodor's
Publisher: Compass America Guides
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 614,455
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5
Pages: 268
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1400018668
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781400018666
ASIN: 1400018668
Publication Date: December 4, 2007
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Created by local writers and photographers, Compass American Guides are the ultimate insider's guides, providing in-depth coverage of the history, culture and character of America's most spectacular destinations. Compass American Guides: Santa Fe covers everything there is to see and do -- plus gorgeous full-color photographs; a wealth of archival images; topical essays and literary extracts; detailed color maps; and capsule reviews of hotels and restaurants. These insider guides are perfect for new and longtime residents as well as vacationers who want a deep understanding of Santa Fe.
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A great guide for the first time traveler, and for residents as well September 28, 2008
Robert C. Ross (New Jersey)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
We have visited the Santa Fe area several times over the past 30 years and have recently decided to buy a second home there for my wife's health. We have really enjoyed using Top 10 Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Taos (Eyewitness) on our trips.
We found the 5th edition of the Compass American Guides: Santa Fe during our last trip, and it added an entirely new dimension to our guide book experience. Written originally by Lawrence W. Cheek and seamlessly updated by Andrew Collins, this volume provides all the normal guidebook information, but also achieves Fordor's objective for the Compass Series: "Evocative text that captures the character of a place."
Cheek/Collins write: "This is not a conventional guidebook to Santa Fe. This is the work of a visiting journalist whose decades-long relationship with the city has flitted among love, fascination, amazement, aggravation, and exasperation. This is a guidebook in which no subject is out of bounds, one in which Santa Feans tell their amazing and preposterous stories about work and art and love and trying to build fences."
Excellent photographs, an excellent bibliography of books, publications, websites and other sources of information, and much, much more. We gained a real depth of understanding from this book, and we are sure we will continue to do so.
Robert C. Ross 2008
Insightful Guide April 19, 2010
L.A. Jock (Los Angeles, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a very useful and insightfilled guide from the perspective of persons who know and love Santa Fe's past and present, its beauty and unique culture. No other guide compares with it. If you are going to Santa Fe, read this one. Other books may be helpful with typical tourist advice, maps, etc. (I like DK publishing's Top Ten Sante Fe for such things), but this book helps you grasp what makes Sante Fe Santa Fe.
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