A voyage long and strange : rediscovering the new world /
Horwitz, Tony, 1958-
A voyage long and strange : rediscovering the new world / Tony Horwitz. - 1st ed. - New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008. - xii, 445 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Vinland : go west, young Norseman -- 1492 : the hidden half of the globe -- Santo Domingo : the Columbus jinx -- Dominican Republic : you think there are still Indians? -- Gulf coast : naked and lost in the new world -- The Southwest : to the seven cities of stone -- The plains : adrift in a sea of grass -- The South : De Soto does Dixie -- The Mississippi : conquistador's last stand -- Florida : fountain of youth, river of blood -- Roanoke : lost in the lost colony -- Jamestown : the captain and the naturals -- Plymouth : tale of two rocks.
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.--From publisher description.
0805076034 9780805076035
2007045883
Explorers--History.--America
Explorers--History.--North America
America--Discovery and exploration.
North America--Discovery and exploration.
A voyage long and strange : rediscovering the new world / Tony Horwitz. - 1st ed. - New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008. - xii, 445 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Vinland : go west, young Norseman -- 1492 : the hidden half of the globe -- Santo Domingo : the Columbus jinx -- Dominican Republic : you think there are still Indians? -- Gulf coast : naked and lost in the new world -- The Southwest : to the seven cities of stone -- The plains : adrift in a sea of grass -- The South : De Soto does Dixie -- The Mississippi : conquistador's last stand -- Florida : fountain of youth, river of blood -- Roanoke : lost in the lost colony -- Jamestown : the captain and the naturals -- Plymouth : tale of two rocks.
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.--From publisher description.
0805076034 9780805076035
2007045883
Explorers--History.--America
Explorers--History.--North America
America--Discovery and exploration.
North America--Discovery and exploration.