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A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World - Tony Horwitz
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
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The bestselling author of Blue Latitudes takes us on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower AmericaOn a chance visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz realizes he’s mislaid more than a century of American history, from Columbus’s sail in 1492 to Jamestown’s founding in 16-oh-something.... show more
The bestselling author of Blue Latitudes takes us on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower AmericaOn a chance visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz realizes he’s mislaid more than a century of American history, from Columbus’s sail in 1492 to Jamestown’s founding in 16-oh-something. Did nothing happen in between? Determined to find out, he embarks on a journey of rediscovery, following in the footsteps of the many Europeans who preceded the Pilgrims to America.An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, A Voyage Long and Strange captures the wonder and drama of first contact. Vikings, conquistadors, French voyageurs—these and many others roamed an unknown continent in quest of grapes, gold, converts, even a cure for syphilis. Though most failed, their remarkable exploits left an enduring mark on the land and people encountered by late-arriving English settlers. Tracing this legacy with his own epic trek—from Florida’s Fountain of Youth to Plymouth’s sacred Rock, from desert pueblos to subarctic sweat lodges—Tony Horwitz explores the revealing gap between what we enshrine and what we forget. Displaying his trademark talent for humor, narrative, and historical insight, A Voyage Long and Strange allows us to rediscover the New World for ourselves.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780805076035 (0805076034)
ASIN: 0805076034
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
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Lost in the Stacks
Lost in the Stacks rated it
4.0
A great travellogue/history of the European conquest of the America's between the arrival of Columbus and the Pilgrims. There are some fascinating stories and insights here that weren't taught in school; most of the book, however, is dedicated to Horwitz' retelling of his travels along the routes of...
UNICORN PORN FOR ALL
UNICORN PORN FOR ALL rated it
4.0
Nicely done. Horwitz isn't for everyone; he likes to combine pop history with his own travelogues, which turns some people off. But he's easy to read, and (from what I can gather) he gets his facts straight. For folks like me who need an easy introduction to one phase of history or another, he's ...
Mark Books
Mark Books rated it
3.0 A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
Gonzo-Historian Tony Horwitz travels from Newfoundland to the Dominican Republic in search of the truth behind our nation's founding. Vikings in Newfoundland in 1000 A.D. serve as an appetizer for this largely Spanish dish which might also have been titled, "Here come the Conquistadors -Over and Ove...
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