An American Festival of World Capitals: From Garlic Queens to Cherry Parades (Preservation Press Series) [Paperback]

Laura Bergheim (Author)

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Bergheim has made a career of finding the weird and wonderful America. Her book Weird, Wonderful America (Macmillan/ Collier, 1988) led to a syndicated newspaper column, and she currently works as a web site reviewer for Lycos. Arranged thematically, this book gives an account of over 300 "capitals" of arts, crafts, food, sport, and culture from across America. If you have found yourself wondering where the Lutefisk or the Corn Cob Pipe capital can be found, for example, wonder no more. Appendixes offer a month-by-month listing of festivals, suggested reading, and an index arranged by state. Major entries include tourism information and photographs of over 100 locations. Bergheim also includes pertinent web sites for some of the entries. An intriguing offering; suitable for public libraries.?Sandra Knowles, Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Bergheim has made a career of finding the weird and wonderful America. Her book Weird, Wonderful America (Macmillan/ Collier, 1988) led to a syndicated newspaper column, and she currently works as a web site reviewer for Lycos. Arranged thematically, this book gives an account of over 300 "capitals" of arts, crafts, food, sport, and culture from across America. If you have found yourself wondering where the Lutefisk or the Corn Cob Pipe capital can be found, for example, wonder no more. Appendixes offer a month-by-month listing of festivals, suggested reading, and an index arranged by state. Major entries include tourism information and photographs of over 100 locations. Bergheim also includes pertinent web sites for some of the entries. An intriguing offering; suitable for public libraries. --Sandra Knowles, Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia --Library Journal --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 299 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc; 1 edition (March 7, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471143502
• ISBN-13: 978-0471143505
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,729,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Just the Thing for Planning a Family Vacation!, March 12, 2003

By	Wendy A. B. Whipple (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: An American Festival of World Capitals: From Garlic Queens to Cherry Parades (Preservation Press Series) (Paperback)

This book has an interesting overview of various festivals held throughout the US, and fun ideas for the next family vacation. Accommodation information is up to you to find out, and it is not arranged by state. It's a fun guide book to some of the festivals in the US, just the thing if you can't decide where to vacation with family, and want to try something different.

I recommend the book. The author gives you contact information and addresses for the various farms, factories and chambers of commerce, but she does not give information on where to stay in the area - that's up to you. Some of these towns are quite small, and only during their festivals do they have crowds of people. Hotels may not be available in some of these places, and she doesn't mention the nearest larger town that might. However, if you're computer savvy, then your fingers can do the tapping and find accommodations nearby, or you can do it the "old-fashioned" way and use a road atlas!