A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the new World
by Horwitz, Tony
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0805076034
- ISBN 13
- 9780805076035
- Seller
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Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
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About This Item
On 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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- Bookseller
- Ari Dictum (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 579
- Title
- A Voyage Long and Strange
- Author
- Horwitz, Tony
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0805076034
- ISBN 13
- 9780805076035
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- America
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