Synopses & Reviews
The famous phrase from the nineteenth century, "Go West young man," still has meaning today. California is as far west as you can go in the United Statesin geography and in mindand has come to represent America's "land of milk and honey." It is still the destination of a never-ending influx of new arrivals looking to "reinvent" themselvesor their livesand find the American dream. The Golden State is a haven for individualists, nonconformists, eccentrics, and restless souls itching for the laid-back life of "California dreamin'."
In California: A Photographic Tour, the reader is taken on a journey filled with the beautiful vistas and sights that have made the state famous. Photographer Carol M. Highsmith visits all of the state's great citiesLos Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and San Franciscoas well as famed landmarks like the famous HOLLYWOOD sign in L.A. And, of course, there are California's celebrated tourist attractions: the La Brea Tar Pits with its displays of mastodons and other creatures; Knott's Berry Farm, the nation's oldest theme park; and the world famous Disneyland in Orange County. Then there is the ritzy glamour of Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Malibu, and Palm Springsthe mecca for golfers, tennis players, and sun-worshippers. Also visited are California's natural wonders like Death Valley National Park and the world-famous Redwood Forest where visitors can see, and even drive through, monolithic sequoias.
These and many more points of interest await the reader. With its dazzling photos and lucid text, California: A Photographic Tour makes an excellent gift for anyone who has visited or wishes to visit this unrivaled state.
Synopsis
These new additions to the highly successful Photographic Tour Series combine spectacular photography by Carol Highsmith with colorful and informative text by Ted Landphair. Each tour begins with an original map as the endpaper, and then has black and white archival photos to re-create the city or state from the past. The body of each book is filled with more than 100 original, full-color photographs, and both informative and entertaining facts to delight both the actual and the armchair traveler.