California : And Nevada and Hawaii (National Geographic's Driving Guides to America) [Paperback]

Jr. Jerry Camarillo Dunn (Author), Phil Schermeister (Photographer)

Book Description

Series: NG Driving Guides | Publication Date: March 1, 1998

Discover the region's best Driving Tours with National Geographic as your guide.

Features the region's best routes and attractions, including:

* Towns and cities, historical and cultural sites, natural areas, plus many surprises
* Entertaining, insightful commentary
* Useful travel tips
* More than 120 original, color photographs
* Detailed maps for each drive keyed to descriptions in text
* Directions, mileages, and visitor information.

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If National Geographic is one of your favorites reads, you can now take it along on your next vacation as your own tour guide and navigator. This series of driving guides is "intended both as travel planners and companions; each volume guides you on pre-planned tours over a wide variety of terrain to the best places to see and things to do." The authors are professional regional travel writers who mark their favorite sites with star ratings. The California, Nevada, and Hawaii guide features each area's best travel routes (including directions, mileage listings, and visitor information) and attractions such as towns and cities, historical and cultural sites, and natural areas. National Geographic's famous color photographs enliven every page.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: National Geographic (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792273656
• ISBN-13: 978-0792273653
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,423,599 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless, November 23, 2002

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This review is from: California : And Nevada and Hawaii (National Geographic's Driving Guides to America) (Paperback)

I bought this book after enjoying the excellent Guide to Texas and the Middle South from the same series. Unfortunately, the guides are all by different authors, and vary widely in the quality of their content. I've bought four of them so far, and this one is the worst of the bunch.

The Texas book is a "Blue Highways" (i.e., off the beaten track) guide, and contains descriptions of fascinating places that you're not likely to find anywhere else. This one, on the other hand, is no better than those free tourist guides that you find on racks in pancake houses and cheap hotels.

Mr. Dunn is both unimaginative and lazy, and this book suffers from it. The National Geographic generally does much better. They should own up to their mistake and pull this turkey off the market.