A voyage long and strange, rediscovering the New World, Tony Horwitz
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A voyage long and strange, rediscovering the New World, Tony Horwitz
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-420) and index
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illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A voyage long and strange
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bibliography
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Tony Horwitz
Sub title
rediscovering the New World
Summary
An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, this book 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
Table Of Contents
List of Maps -- Prologue: The Lost Century -- Pt. I. Discovery -- 1. Vinland: First Contact -- 2. 1492: The Hidden Half of the Globe -- 3. Santo Domingo: The Columbus Jinx -- 4. Dominican Republic: You Think There Are Still Indians? -- Pt. II. Conquest -- 5. The Gulf Coast: Naked in the New World -- 6. The Southwest: To the Seven Cities of Stone -- 7. The Plains: Sea of Grass -- 8. The South: De Soto Does Dixie -- 9. The Mississippi: Conquistador's Last Stand -- Pt. III. Settlement -- 10. Florida: Fountain of Youth, River of Blood -- 11. Roanoke: Lost in the Lost Colony -- 12. Jamestown: The Captain and the Naturals -- 13. Plymouth: A Tale of Two Rocks
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