The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Making of History's Greatest Map
Format: kindle
ASIN: B002SRL3FO
Pages no: 496
Edition language: English
Received as an ARC a while ago, but I've only just had time to start something so long. So far, so good.*"The fourth part of the world" is America, and the occasion of the LOC's purchase of a map occasioned its writing. Lester is a good writer and keeps the information flowing.