Sacred Places North America: 108 Destinations

Consortium of Collective Consciousness, 2003 - Travel - 304 pages

This 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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An offbeat travel writer (he uses an "Author's Karma Statement" instead of a "Preface") whose previous titles include World Stompers: A Guide to Travel Manifesto and Extreme Adventures follows his ...

About the author

Brad Olsen is Associate Professor of Education at the University of California Santa Cruz. His research focuses primarily on teachers, teaching, and teacher education. Dr. Olsen previously worked as a high school English teacher, school administrator, and teacher educator. He is the author of "Teaching What They Learn, Learning What They Live: How Teachers Personal Histories Shape Their Professional Development" (Paradigm Publishers 2008).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sacred Places North America: 108 Destinations; Sacred Places Series; Sacred Places: 108 Destinations Series
• Illustrated by: Brad Olsen
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Consortium of Collective Consciousness, 2003
• ISBN: 1888729090, 9781888729092
• Length: 304 pages
• Subjects: Travel / General; Travel / United States / General