A voyage long and strange
Subtitle: rediscovering the new world
By: Tony Horwitz.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 445
ISBN-13: 9780805076035
Subjects: Explorers -- America -- History; Explorers -- North America -- History; America -- Discovery and exploration; North America -- Discovery and exploration
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Vinland : go west, young Norseman; title: 1492 : the hidden half of the globe; title: Santo Domingo : the Columbus jinx; title: Dominican Republic : you think there are still Indians?; title: Gulf coast : naked and lost in the new world; title: The Southwest : to the seven cities of stone; title: The plains : adrift in a sea of grass; title: The South : De Soto does Dixie; title: The Mississippi : conquistador's last stand; title: Florida : fountain of youth, river of blood; title: Roanoke : lost in the lost colony; title: Jamestown : the captain and the naturals; title: Plymouth : tale of two rocks.