From a co-author of the award-winning Dead Feminists, this quirky illustrated travel guide and atlas follows historic routes up and down the West Coast.
CHANDLER O'LEARY is an illustrator and lettering artist, and a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She is the co-author ofDead Feminists- Historic Heroines in Living Colorand the author of an illustrated travel blog calledDrawn the Road Again. She lives in Tacoma, Washington, and spends every spare moment traveling America's winding back roads, sketchbook in hand.
An American Booksellers Association Indie Travel Bestseller
Praise for The Best Coast:
“The Best Coast, Chandler O’Leary’s illustrated road trip
atlas spanning San Diego, Calif., and Washington State, taps into a
desire among vacationers to see America as it was before chain
restaurants and frequent-flyer mileage homogenized and shrunk the
landscape."
—Publishers Weekly
“O’Leary’s guide offers the best of both worlds by taking you off
the beaten path without missing out on any bucket-list
attractions.”
—Seattle Times
“[Chandler] O’Leary’s bright, delightful watercolors depict
worthwhile stops and sights, from the mission architecture of San
Diego to the parks of Vancouver, British Columbia. The book is also
packed with the kind of dad-approved roadside history (did you know
there are wild zebras in California?) that makes for memorable
meandering.”
—Seattle magazine
"All the beauty of a west coast road trip, condensed in a
beautiful, yet practical book. The Best Coast: A Road Trip
Atlas is perfect for those new to the West, and a wonderful
supplement for the natives who haven’t quite been everywhere yet.
Handy tips, stunning locations and a number of side trips just in
case you decide to do some wandering."
—Powells.com
"In The Best Coast, readers travel with O’Leary from San Diego
to her current home state of Washington and back again. In between
beautiful, hand-painted illustrations are portraits of roadside
attractions, hidden histories, and historic highway guides."
—Roadtrippers magazine
“Not just an indispensable guide to the West Coast, this is a
beautiful, one-of-a-kind love letter to some of my favorite places
in the world.”
—Geraldine DeRuiter, founder of Everywhereist.com
Praise for Chandler O’Leary and DrawnTheRoadAgain.com:
“Nobody is clear on the exact ratio of picture-to-words
worthiness—some estimates have it as high as 1:1000—but it’s hard
to argue that your average travel writer could capture the essence
of a place as well as Chandler O’Leary does with her . . .
watercolor artwork.”
—Fast Company
“O’Leary has a unique perspective on the sense of discovery
in the journey as well as the destination.”
—Atlas Obscura
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