Ranches of the American West or Eyewitness Travel Guide to Turkey

Ranches of the American West

Author: Linda Leigh Paul

The American ranch embodies a rich architectural tradition that has been passed down through generations of ranchers. This book presents twenty-five of the most spectacular Western ranches, including important historical structures and those designed for today’s newest ranch owners. With three hundred newly commissioned color photographs of ranches in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, California, Oregon, New Mexico, and Texas, the book will appeal to ranch dwellers as well as homeowners inspired by this rustic and romantic architectural style. The original ranches included property for livestock and structures that were built to withstand the natural forces of a harsh climate. Today, as in the past, life in the West means long winters and a need for shelter that encloses and protects. House designs and rooflines mimic the forms of the surrounding foothills and mountains, and today’s ranches often feature reclaimed materials—rubble, abandoned artifacts, cut stone, and forged iron—put to new use. Materials, often cut by hand, are basic and echo those used in past: logs, shingles and shakes, branches, fieldstones, sandstones, and flagstones. The prevalence of renowned architects and interior designers working in the West, as well as an increasing number of celebrity owners, demonstrate that ranch living is popular and on the rise.

Eyewitness Travel Guide to Turkey

Author: DK Publishing

From Greek and Roman ruins such as Ephesus to busting bazaars to virgin beaches, this guide brings the reader the best that Turkey has to offer. Includes extensive coverage of the different quarters of Istanbul and highlights places such as Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.

Table of Contents:

	How to Use this Guide	6
	Introducing: Turkey
	Putting Turkey on the Map	10
	A Portrait of Turkey	12
	Turkey Through the Year	34
	The History of Turkey	40
	Istanbul Area by Area
	Istanbul at a Glance	62
	Seraglio Point	64
	Sultanahmet	78
	The Bazaar Quarter	94
	Beyoglu	106
	Further Afield	112
	Istanbul Street Finder	134
	Turkey Region by Region
	Turkey at a Glance	148
	Thrace and the Sea of Marmara	150
	The Aegean	170
	Mediterranean Turkey	204
	Ankara and Western Anatolia	236
	The Black Sea	260
	Cappadocia and Central Anatolia	276
	Eastern Anatolia	300
	Travellers' Needs
	Where to Stay	320
	Where to Eat	336
	Shopping in Turkey	354
	Entertainment in Turkey	360
	Outdoor Activities	362
	Survival Guide
	Practical Information	368
	Travel Information	376
	General Index	388
	Phrase Book	407