North America

The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America - majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes....

Meriwether Lewis and his partner, William Clark, endured incredible hardships and witnessed astounding sights on their 1803 cross-country trip to unexplored West....

A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe - and built her back up again....

The chilling tome that launched an entire genre of books about the often gruesome but always tragic ways people have died in our national parks....

Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than $200....

Does George Washington still matter? Best-selling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington’s unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new president through all 13 former colonies, which were now an unsure nation....

Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads....

On May 24, 1869 a one-armed Civil War veteran, John Wesley Powell, and a ragtag band of nine mountain men embarked on the last great quest in the American West. The Grand Canyon, not explored before, was as mysterious as Atlantis - and as perilous....

In the best-selling tradition of Bill Bryson and Tony Horwitz, Rinker Buck's The Oregon Trail is a major work of participatory history....

At 23, Andrew Forsthoefel headed out the door of his home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, with a backpack, an audio recorder, two books, and a sign that read "Walking to Listen". He had just graduated from Middlebury College and was ready to begin his adult life, but he didn't know how....

In 2003, software engineer David Miller left his job, family, and friends to hike 2,172 miles of the Appalachian Trail....

In their own words, recorded in the famous journals of Lewis and Clark, the members of the Corps of Discovery tell their story with an immediacy and power missing from secondhand accounts....

To live in a pristine land unchanged by man... to roam a wilderness through which few other humans have passed....

"Not long after I moved with my family to a small town in New Hampshire, I happened upon a path....

John Hodgman - New York Times best-selling author - has written a memoir about his cursed travels through two wildernesses....

For the past four years, Margaret Renkl’s columns have offered readers of The New York Times a weekly dose of natural beauty, human decency, and persistent hope from her home in Nashville. Now more than sixty of those pieces have been brought together in this collection....

Those who have traveled into America’s only remaining frontier rarely come back out the same....

A collection of transcendent, lyrical essays on life in the American West, the classic companion to Gretel Ehrlich’s new book, Unsolaced....

Just before her 40th birthday, Gail Francis quit her perfectly good job and set out to hike one of the great trails of the world. Carrying everything she needed on her back, Francis spent five months walking from Mexico to Canada along the Pacific Crest Trail....

The Colorado River is an essential resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado’s headwaters to its parched terminus, once a verdant wetland....

From the acclaimed, best-selling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, a fascinating and funny journey into Alaska, America's last frontier, retracing the historic 1899 Harriman Expedition....

Everything you need to know to survive in the greatest place on Earth....

In this landmark work on the Anasazi tribes of the Southwest, naturalist Craig Childs dives head-on into the mysteries of this vanished people....

Jeff Shaara, America's premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of the 10 Civil War battlefields every American should visit....

The best-selling author of Confederates in the Attic returns to the South and the Civil War era for an epic adventure on the trail of America's greatest landscape architect....

In this poetic personal narrative, Thomas P. Huber reflects on two seemingly unrelated places—the North Fork Valley in western Colorado and the Coulon River Valley in Provence, France—and finds a shared landscape and sense of place. What began as a simple comparison of two like places in distant locations turned into a more complex, interesting, and personal task. Much is similar: the light, the valleys, the climate, the agriculture. And much is less so: the history, the geology, the physical makeup of villages. 

If you're interested in the state of Florida, let this book be your personal guide to experiencing the rich culture and diversity of the Sunshine State. In this book, you'll get an inside view of what life is like as a local, as well as tips and locations not to miss out on. Whether you're a newbie to the area or experienced Floridian, this book is full of useful information to guide you through the unique landscape.

In this installment of his popular Detours into the Paranormal series, Denver Michaels wanders through North and South Dakota and Wyoming in search of mysteries. A race of little people with supernatural powers, the bones of giants, horror in the Badlands, an ancient lake monster, close encounters of the third kind (and fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh, too!), Teddy Roosevelt's Bigfoot story and man-eating fish tale, classic UFO cases, and more come alive on the windswept plains.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Ocean City. Greater Than a Tourist: Ocean City, Maryland USA by Chelsea Harrison offers the inside scoop on America’s finest family resort. Experience cultural, culinary delights, and attractions with the guidance of a local. Slow down and get to know the people with this invaluable guide. By the time you finish this book, you will be eager and prepared to discover new activities at your next travel destination.

Are you tired of travel by plane and car and seeking a convenient alternative that lets you experience America’s mountains, plains, and rivers up close? Greater Than a Tourist: American Rail Travel provides vacationers with facts, tips, and ideas for exploring America by rail. Discover some of the most scenic Amtrak interstate routes featuring America’s national parks, plus learn about regional heritage railways that preserve the historic ambiance of 1800s train travel. This book will also help you plan, pack for, and optimize your experience without feeling overwhelmed.

In this travel guide, you can learn everything you need to know for an exciting and wonderful vacation to this centrally located destination. We say "centrally located" because Eugene is only an hour from the mountains to the East (the Cascade Range) or the Oregon Coast to the West (the town of Florence, Oregon)!

What is Texas slang? Texas slang is a unique dialect that has been developed over time by the people who live in Texas. So, where does Texas slang come from? The origins of Texas slang can be traced back to the early 1800s when settlers from Texas began moving to other parts of the United States. These settlers brought their unique dialect with them, and it gradually began to spread. If you're visiting Texas, be sure to brush up on your Texas slang! It will help you to communicate with the locals and get a better understanding of their culture. Happy travels!

Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and its culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this book will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination. This book will not tell you exact addresses or hours, but instead will give you excitement and knowledge of food and drinks from a local that you may not find in other guides.

Travels in Alaska is a memorable travelogue. The forward comes from Daniel Lee Henry who discusses Muir's charge of heart with the racism of his time after his encounter with Chilkat and Chilkoot Tlingit Tribes. Muir's commentary ranges from observations on the geology of Glacier Bay to the history and culture of the Chinook people to his discovery of the great glacier subsequently named for him. The naturalist captures the region's grandeur and beauty with the same fervor he expressed for the Sierras, making this audiobook a must for nature lovers and adventurous travelers.

From the decks of offshore scallop boats in the North Atlantic to the backwoods of the Maritime Provinces, Feather White chronicles a young man’s emergence from an alcoholic family and his search for his missing pieces. His quest leads to building a handmade log cabin in Nova Scotia in 1974 during what was still the height of the back to nature movement of the '60s. On his way to pick apples to finance a cabin winter during fall of 1977, the author instead finds himself aboard a fishing vessel in one of the East Coast’s most beautiful and quirky ports: Provincetown, MA.

Seduced by the government’s offer of 320 acres per homesteader, Americans and Europeans rushed to Montana and the Dakotas to fulfill their own American dream in the first decade of the twentieth century. Raban’s stunning evocation of the harrowing, desperate reality behind the homesteader’s dream strips away the myth—while preserving the romance—that has shrouded our understanding of our own heartland.

A man’s desire to relive the station wagon road trips of his youth leads him and his family on a 4,013-mile epic journey from the shores of California to the lights of Las Vegas, the geysers of Yellowstone, the granite faces of Mount Rushmore, and one of the largest water parks in the West—Water World. I hope Yellowstone and Mt. Rushmore: A Three-Week Road Trip will inspire you to take your own road trip to visit some of the West’s most iconic destinations and discover the multitude of rarely visited treasures that dot the landscape between them.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist book is for you. Greater Than a Tourist- Lake Tahoe California USA by Katarina Elliot offers the inside scoop on the cities surrounding Lake Tahoe. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Amid a series of road trips across West Texas, Darden Smith—Austin-based musician, author, and creative—found himself writing songs at the wheel and taking Polaroid photographs of the stark and ghostly terrain. Inspired by the spirit of the landscape, Smith scribbled his observations in a notebook and found new life in old lyrics—and between the prose, the music, and the Polaroid images he captured with his camera, Western Skies came vividly to life. This beautifully designed and collectible book combines everything Smith captured and created during his travels.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Maine. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. This guide book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead gives you knowledge that you may not find in other smaller print travel books.