Moon Handbooks: Montana (4th Ed.) [Paperback]

W. C. McRae (Author), Judy Jewell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Montana Handbook, 4th ed | Publication Date: February 1999

Montana Handbook overlooks no part of this vast state, increasingly recognized as a key destination for outdoor recreation. Filled with upscale resorts and restaurants and more low-to-midpriced lodgings and dining options, this guide also contains vignettes on the theatrical career of Calamity Jane and how Meriwether Lewis named the prairie dog.

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Review

"The latest in the batch of Moon Handbooks releases proves again that Moon is one of the finest travel series around. What sets Moon apart from most most guidebooks is the attention to detail, and more importantly, a respect for the topic." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 456 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub; 4th edition (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566911427
• ISBN-13: 978-1566911429
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,621,605 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Montana Handbook Gives Great Information, June 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Montana (4th Ed.) (Paperback)

The Montana Handbook gives very insightfull information on Montana. The book is throughly detailed and is far supior to the AAA tourguide. This book gives information on ghost towns that are in areas not well traveled, and is great for people who want to travel the 2 lane highways of America and see something besides Interstate Highways. If only the Idaho Handbook was half as good.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, not the worst, August 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Moon Handbooks Montana (Moon Montana) (Paperback)

Just finished a 6 week trip through 6 states with the family. We used the Moon books in every other state because they were the best we could find. We (my wife and 8 and 10 year-old kids) thought they all had a lot of information, but were helpful only with pointing out highlights of an area. When it came to finding places, it was lacking in details. They all list restaurants, but only a few in the area. In Montana we were fortunate to find another, much more complete and easy to use book (The Ultimate Montana Atlas). The Moon Montana book went pretty much unread as it never seemed to give us the information we were looking for. Were it the only thing we had to use, it would have sufficed. It is small, which is one advantage, but you will need several other books to supplement it (ie maps, hikes, scenic drives, etc.). You get what you pay for with this book. My advice is to spend a few dollars more and get one that has everything in it.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A good fill in book, March 10, 2000

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David Aase (Memphis, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Montana (4th Ed.) (Paperback)

I bought this along with several other books on Montana. Its a good resource and has a lot of information, but I found it was hard to use. It was more like a textbook that required me to dig and take notes. While they did provide a few maps, they were sketchy and really didn't help me find where things were located. This is compared to the Montana Roadside Directory which I found to be nicely laid out, and easy to use. I would still recommend the purchase of this if your planning a trip as a supplement to other information. It was my second favorite book of the several I bought.