The Rough Guide to USA [Paperback]

Samantha Cook (Author), Tim Perry (Author), Greg Ward (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2002 | Series: Rough Guide Travel Guides

Now in its sixth edition, this comprehensive guide to the 50 states includes accounts of every US city and thousands of reviews of where to stay, eat and drink. In depth blue boxes provide information on everything from the Delta blues to the geology of the Grand Canyon, and maps and plains cover every state and major city. The guide includes some background on the destruction of the World Trade Centre and the aftermath, as well as changes to the city that may affect visitors.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Sam Cook first visited the USA in 1988, fell in love with the place and has returned at least once a year since. Greg Ward has authored or contributed to many Rough Guides, including Hawaii and Mexico. Tim Perry has co-written Fodor's Rock & Roll Traveller USA and contributes regularly on music to the Independent newspaper.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1416 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 6 edition (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858288789
• ISBN-13: 978-1858288789
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,508,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

My latest book, the Rough Guide to the Titanic, is a definitive guide to the most famous maritime disaster in history.

Read about it on my blog, blogtanic.wordpress.com, and website, roughguidetitanic.com.

For Rough Guides, I've written fourteen travel, history and music books as sole author, and shared authorship on several more.

My photographs have been published in my own titles, and also in magazines, newspapers and other books.

As an editor, I've been responsible for many titles in the Rough Guides series, including commissioning the original guides to India and the USA, and editing the guides to Elvis, Soul and Conspiracy Theories.

I also do freelance writing and editing for other publishers, including various websites and online publications.

Please contact me if you'd like to invite me to talk about the Titanic, to commission me as a writer or editor, or to license my photos, or you have any questions about my books, apps or other work.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty thorough, August 5, 2003

By 

L. Hayner "leslie319" (Carmel, CA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: The Rough Guide to USA (Paperback)

My husband and I are preparing a two week drive across from Maryland to Oregon, so I picked this up to help me plan our route and stops. Based on the author's coverage of places that I know quite well, I'd say they've done as thorough a job as possible considering the size of this country. The largest cities get plenty of space and helpful maps also, but even smaller places get their fair mention. The book covers most major monuments, parks, and attractions, but also gives some good local flavor suggestions for lodging and dining. Lots of history and essential info- phone numbers, websites, hours/ months of operation, etc. Not too many pictures, so if that's what you're looking for, then look elsewhere. If they included pictures, this book would just be too big. I definitely like this one better than Lonely Planet or some of the others- it just has a little more info than some guides.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best travel guide I've ever used, November 12, 2004

By 

Travel Girl (Juneau, Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rough Guide to USA (Paperback)

I took this book on a 6-week road trip of the Western US and found this book to be spot-on in just about every respect. I selected it in the first place by looking up what it had to say about my own hometown, which while not entirely laudatory was basically true. It repeatedly steered me toward good food, interesting sights and cheap hotels that weren't seedy or scary. One of the best finds was the Tonga Room in the Fairmont Hotel in San Fransisco - I ordinarily would not have darkened the door of the Fairmont, but the experience was so kitschy and fun.

In addition to providing a lot of great advice, we had a lot of fun reading the book, it's secion on American history and culture, and the descriptions of places we'd been or thought we might like to go. It was written by people I think I would enjoy hanging out with, and the insights were just the right fit for me.