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A Voyage Long and Strange: On the Trail of Vikings, Conquistadors, Lost Colonists, and Other Adventurers in Early America
by Tony Horwitz
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- ISBN 10
- 0312428324
- ISBN 13
- 9780312428327
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New York: Henry Holt, April 2009. Trade Paperback. First printing / full number line. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 445 pages.
What happened in North America between Columbus's sail in 1492 and the Pilgrims' arrival in 1620? On a visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz realizes he doesn't have a clue, nor do most Americans. So he sets off across the continent to rediscover the wild era when Europeans first roamed the New World in quest of gold, glory, converts, and eternal youth.
What happened in North America between Columbus's sail in 1492 and the Pilgrims' arrival in 1620? On a visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz realizes he doesn't have a clue, nor do most Americans. So he sets off across the continent to rediscover the wild era when Europeans first roamed the New World in quest of gold, glory, converts, and eternal youth.
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- Title
- A Voyage Long and Strange: On the Trail of Vikings, Conquistadors, Lost Colonists, and Other Adventurers in Early America
- Author
- Tony Horwitz
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0312428324
- ISBN 13
- 9780312428327
- Publisher
- Henry Holt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- April 2009
- Pages
- 445
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- discovery, exploration, explorers, history, travel, travelogue, America, North America
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration, Expeditions, and Discoveries; History; Textbooks;
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