Sam McManis is a former columnist and feature writer for the Sacramento Bee. He is a four-time winner of the Society of Features Journalism awards and three-time Best of the West honoree. He also has been a staff writer and editor at the San Francisco Chronicle and a sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times. His profiles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and elsewhere. He lives and writes in Washington state.
Crossing California "meanders from broiling desert to shining sea,
from traffic-clogged metropolis to wind-swept Sierra. In a
(semi-)trusty white Hyundai hybrid, McManis traversed the entire
796.4 miles from Oregon to Mexico with many, many side trips in
between....Imagine Huell Howser minus the golly and with a far more
sophisticated sense of humor, seeking out the oddball destinations
less visited." Sacramento Bee-- "Sacramento Bee"
"Crossing California is an inherently fascinating and
appreciatively informative reader from cover to cover."--
"Reviewer's Bookwatch"
"Crossing California: A Cultural Topography of a State of Wonder
and Weirdness captures the funky, strange and oddball characters
and places in virtually all corners of the nation's most populous
state."-- "Los Angeles Weekly"
"If you want to have fun reading about the less publicized side of
California, I strongly recommend Crossing California. The great
travel writers are able to bring a unique perception to what we all
observe -- and Sam McManis exhibits this skill in every story."--
"Randy Shaw, BeyondChron.org"
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