Ann Chandonnet
Autore di Compass American Guides: Alaska's Inside Passage
Sull'Autore
Ann Chandonnet is a food historian, poet and journalist. She is a member of the Culinary Historians of Washington, DC, and is the author of the award-winning Gold Rush Grub and The Pioneer Village Cookbook.
Opere di Ann Chandonnet
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 20th century
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Massachusetts, USA
Alaska, USA
Vale, North Carolina, USA - Istruzione
- University of Wisconsin
- Attività lavorative
- teacher
journalist
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 18
- Utenti
- 152
- Popolarità
- #137,198
- Voto
- 3.0
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 28
I've already done a lot of online research on ports like Ketchikan, Juneau, and Skagway. What I really wanted was a different perspective--a bit of history, maybe some insight into a place I'd gloss over when I skimmed a web page, but might like if I knew more about it. This book accomplished that. One of the advantages is that the author, Ann Chandonnet, is a local; most online material is by tourists. The narrative is highly readable, gentle and intelligent all at once. I appreciated her emphasis on buying native art. The history sections were especially nice, brief as they were. And the photography--wow. Don Pitcher's work is worthy of wall prints. He really captured the majesty of the state.
Towards the back is where the publishing date became more of an issue. There's a section on recommended restaurants and shops. I Googled a number of the restaurants and found many were closed. This is not a fault of the book; I knew that I was buying an older edition.
In all, a nice supplement to online research.… (altro)