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Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State First published in 1939 and never before available in a paperback edition, this remarkable compendium of Nebraskiana includes chapters on the state's history, natural setting, flora and fauna, Indians, government, agriculture and industry, ethnic groups, folklore, architecture, art, and literature. Far more than a tour guide, it is replete with all manner of colorful and unusual sidelights on Nebraska places and people, the kind of information not readily accessible outside of archives. Tom Allan, veteran roving reporter for the Omaha World Herald, has written a new introduction which bridged the years between 1939 and 1979 an reveals some of his own off-the-beaten-path discoveries. Rewarding reading for the armchair traveler and an indispensable companion for the tourist, Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State will delight and inform all those interested in Nebraska and the Great Plains region. Author: Federal Writers' Project Paperback: 424 pages Company: University of Nebraska Press (1979-09-01) ISBN: 0803268513 List Price: $29.95 Amazon Price: $24.99 Used Price: $6.93 Nebraska Off the Beaten Path, 6th (Off the Beaten Path Series)  For those ready to visit the more unusual places in the Cornhusker State, this guide features eclectic offerings such as Toadstool Geologic Park, Lovers Leap Vineyards, and the ghost town of Meadville. Author: Hannah McNally Paperback: 208 pages Company: GPP Travel (2007-07-01) ISBN: 0762744243 List Price: $14.95 Amazon Price: $6.71 Used Price: $4.50 The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska, Second Edition  The second edition of The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska represents a major enlargement and revision of the first edition, making this the most comprehensive guide to the state ever written. The book covers over twelve thousand miles in all ninety-three counties of the ?state where the West begins.? Here readers can become acquainted with numerous folklore tales and discover the locations of thousands of historical sites, burials, pioneer roads, museums, and other wonders of the Cornhusker State. Author: Alan Boye Paperback: 496 pages Company: Bison Books (2007-04-01) ISBN: 0803259689 List Price: $21.95 Amazon Price: $12.65 Used Price: $12.49 Mobil Travel Guide Great Plains, 2005: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma (Mobil Travel Guides (Includes All 16 Regional Guides))  The Mobil Travel Guide star ratings are a 45-year-old consumer advocacy concept originally developed following the introduction of the interstate highway system. The goal of the Guide is not to identify and rate every property in the country, but to recommend only the best in each category, ones that we would send our customers to. We look at the stars from a consumer's point of view, rating lodgings and restaurants across North America from the perspective of the "average traveler."The Guides feature new enhanced descriptions for 2004. Listings include lodgings, restaurants, attractions, and events in established travel destinations, as well as cities and towns on the way to established travel destinations. Our new easy-to-use format makes the Guides even more indispensable to travelers. Each regional guide is organized alphabetically by state, with introductory information about the state followed by city listings in alphabetical order. For each city, the guide lists sites and attractions, lodgings, and then restaurants. One of the features that sets the Mobil Travel Guide apart from its competitors is its proprietary Mobil star rating system. Forty-five plus years of publishing experience and the oldest non-biased rating system in North America make the Mobil Travel Guide series a must-have for travelers wanting up-to-date ratings of hotels and restaurants. Author: Mobil Travel Guide Paperback: 362 pages Company: Mobil Travel Guide (2005-01-01) ISBN: 0762735813 List Price: $17.95 Amazon Price: Used Price: $0.01 Nebraska: The Good Life Grows Hardcover: 192 pages Company: Nebraska Qw125 Commission (1991-12) ISBN: 0898658284 List Price: $36.95 Amazon Price: $85.17 Used Price: $1.20 Along the Edge of Daylight: Photographic Travels from Nebraska and the Great Plains (Great Plains Photography)  These unique and remarkable photographs of the Great Plains, taken by Georg Joutras over the span of two decades, show the breathtaking grandeur of prairie and sky, the sometimes nuanced, other times brilliant colors of earth and evening light, the titanic scale of clouds and sun and horizon, and the intimate postures of its wild creatures. Joutras's Great Plains are photographed from the heart, with reverence and wonder at the miraculously preserved ancient environment through which he pilgrimages. His powerful images conduct an unmediated sensuous immersion in nature, evoking the feel of the wind, the smell of earth, the sounds of sandhill cranes, the wary, watchful eyes of predators or prey, and an aura of simultaneous wildness and repose. These photographs, executed with boldness yet conceived and understood in humility, are glimpses of a transcendent world of light, color, and suspended time that we are privileged to witness. These magnificent images-including both landscapes and wildlife portraits-are accompanied by a searching examination of all that it means to photograph the plains and its creatures. Beyond the physical challenges, the distances trekked, and the opportunities lost, what emerges is the joy in sharing the wildness and the vastness, the antiquity and the innocence, the fragility and the vitality of this unique land bounded by earth, sky, and light. Georg Joutras is a professional wildlife and landscape photographer whose studio is located in the Historic Haymarket District in Lincoln, Nebraska. My Nebraska: The Good, the Bad, and the Husker  Writer Roger Welsch is a fierce fan of Nebraska?not just the football team, or the state's famous beef, or its endless sky, or its ferocious and ferociously unpredictable weather, but the whole thing. His unconventional perspectives will make readers of this "love letter to Nebraska" chuckle. Author: Roger Welsch Hardcover: 256 pages Company: Globe Pequot (2006-10-01) ISBN: 076274250X List Price: $24.95 Amazon Price: $5.24 Used Price: $5.10 Mobil Travel Guide 2000 Northwest and Great Plains: Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, ... Guide Northwest (Id, Or, Vancouver Bc, Wa))  Including: Arizona, California, Nevada, UtahThe Mobil Travel Guides have been America's favorite domestic series for over forty years. Exhaustive listings and trusted reviews make them an indispensable resource for anyone who travels domestically. The Mobil One- to Five-Star Quality Ratings at your fingertips. Completely revised and updated every year. The travel guides with more than 22,000 lodgings and restaurants in all price ranges. Thousands of cities and towns. More than 11,000 local attractions, activities, and events. A-to-Z organization. Comprehensive index of lodgings and restaurants. Full-color state and city highway maps keyed to listings. Neighborhood maps for major cities. Author: Mobil Travel Guides Paperback: 448 pages Company: Consumer Guide Books (2000-01) ISBN: 0785341544 List Price: $16.95 Amazon Price: $8.48 Used Price: $0.48 Oh! Omaha: an outstanding zoo and other attractions lure visitors to this metropolis on the eastern border of Nebraska.: An article from: Travel America This digital document is an article from Travel America, published by World Publishing, Co. (Illinois) on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 660 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Oh! Omaha: an outstanding zoo and other attractions lure visitors to this metropolis on the eastern border of Nebraska. Author: Mike Whye Publication: Travel America (Magazine/Journal) Date: March 1, 2005 Publisher: World Publishing, Co. (Illinois) Volume: 20 Issue: 5 Page: 44(2) Distributed by Thomson Gale Author: Mike Whye Digital: 3 pages HTML Company: World Publishing, Co. (Illinois) (2005-03-01) (2006-07-14) List Price: $5.95 Amazon Price: $5.95 Travel Smart: Iowa/Nebraska  This book takes the hassle out of travel by recommending only the best places to eat, stay, and visit - with prices to fit any budget. With more selective listings, itineraries to help organize driving routes, and a rigorous rating system, Travel-Smart guidebooks help readers build a trip quickly - and easily - around their own needs. The guide includes road maps, a mileage chart, scenic routes already plotted out, and lots of helpful tips and sidebars. There are even estimates of how long it takes to visit particular sites. Chapters cover Ames, Madison County, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Sioux City, Oglala, Grand Island, North Platte, Lincoln, and much more. |