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Sacred Places North America: 108 Destinations (Sacred Places: 108 Destinations series) |  | Author: Brad Olsen
Publisher: CCC Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 373511
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 408
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1.2
ISBN: 1888729139
Dewey Decimal Number: 203.5097
EAN: 9781888729139
ASIN: 1888729139
Publication Date: April 20, 2008
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This revised and updated comprehensive travel guide examines North America’s most sacred sites for spiritually attuned explorers. Important archaeological, geological, and historical destinations from coast to coast are exhaustively examined, from the weathered pueblos of the American Southwest and the medicine wheels of western Canada to Graceland and the birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr. Histories and cultural contexts are objectively surveyed, along with the latest academic theories and insightful metaphysical ruminations. Detailed maps, drawings, and travel directions are also included.
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 Great travel guide to important and significant places May 3, 2004
Harold McFarland (Florida)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
Divided into 10 geographical sections (Southwest, West Coast, Alaska and Hawai'i, Western Canada, Rocky Mountains, Central Plains, Great Lakes Region, Eastern Canada, New England, and The South), "Sacred Places North America" is the ultimate travel guide for anyone seeking out places of great historical or religious significance. The guide is thorough, covering things as diverse as Anasazi dwellings, Area 51, medicine wheels, Indian mounds, petroglyphs, Walden Pond, and even Graceland. Each entry has a basic history of the place plus a description of how to get there. A true travel guide for those interested in these places it is a real treasure trove of information. If you are planning to travel this summer, pick up a copy and make sure to visit some of the most interesting places in North America. "Sacred Places North America" is a highly recommended purchase.
An unusual and useful guidebook! January 9, 2003
Harry S. Pariser (San Francisco, CA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Brad Olsen has come up with yet another special book. Sacred places covers a large number of sites and other attractions you won't read about elsewhere. Some (such as Elvis Presley's Graceland) are unexpected; others are natural areas such as Joshua Tree and Denali; still others are Native American religious landmarks such as Chaco Canyon. Even if you aren't the least bit "New Age" or "spiritual;" but just someone who appreciates nature and unusual places, you'll find Brad's book to be a great compendium. And directions are included!
A revealing, useful, and enthusiastically recommended guide February 13, 2003
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Compiled and written by Brad Olsen (Editor, World Explorer), Sacred Places: North America offers the reader 108 spiritual destinations throughout North America, ranging from the Salt Lake Temple of Utah, to the Ellis Medicine Wheel of Alberta in Canada, to the Garden of the Gods in Hawaii, to the birthplace of Martin Luther King. Black-and-white photographs, succinct descriptions, advice for traveling, combine to make Sacred Places: North America a revealing, useful, and enthusiastically recommended guide for the vacationer seeking to fulfill their spiritual as well as their recreational yearnings.
Great book and Great people! April 30, 2003
Heather M. Patriacca (Shelbyville, KY)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is great. It is not only a source of information, but it is also a great place for inspiration. I have been using it in my travels. The places I have visited in the book have been amazing. Also, the people are great. I encourage you to look at the publishing website. They stand for great things and are very easy to work with.
Interesting document. April 6, 2009
Dora (Los Angeles, CA USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Thanks for the autograph. Brad Olsen has written a journal type book with detailed hand drawings of different places considered Sacred. Not only does he investigate the actual background on these sites but he also adds his personal experience visiting these places. Sadly there may not be many photographs, but as a document I find it very interesting. Travel guides are not much help when you wish to find these special places, but this book is something you will definitely like to put in your backpack before you go.
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