A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
by: Tony Horwitz
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The bestselling author of Blue Latitudes takes us on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower America
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.
The bestselling author of Blue Latitudes takes us on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower America
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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- Fun history
I really enjoyed this book.My ignorance of american history for the period from 1492 till 1620 was typical of most americans.It was fascinating and enlighting but the real charm of this book is Tony Horwitz wit in his current day retracing of the journeys of Coronado and De Soto and others in current day(bizarre) americana.This is a fun, quick read.I really wish our education system in this country would teach more turth then the boring fiction that is currently dumped on todays children. ... Read More
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- Strange Indeed
Strange indeed - how Horowitz, in a single sentence justifies dismissing the scholarly revelations of Gavin Manus's book "1421".Gavin Manus "1421" establishes that a Chinese Armada explored the Western Hemisphere and Mapped the Oceans of the Planet.Horowitz, decision to omit this inconvenient truth, proves that the observation of the Reverend Peter Gomes, in his work, is right - myths are more powerful than facts!
- I'm Emmett Abati Doe
Rating: - not as good as I'd hoped for
I loved "Confederates in the Attic" and feel "Blue Latitudes" is the Platonic Ideal of a travel book.He uses the same formula as "Blue Latitudes" in this book switchig from historical exposition to personal narration but it doesn't work as well. The material feels thin and stretched. It is quite readable and even informative but to me, hoping for a book as excellent as the two noted above, a disappointment.
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- Another great travelogue from a curious historian
If you have any interest in getting your early American history correct, please read this book.Horwitz is a highly entertaining travelogue writer on an absolute and relentless mission of discovery, offering the reader a unique blend of historical fact and his own individual voyage of 'discovery.'
The author uses his travels as a means to string the histories together, and generally his experiential stories are fairly funny, somewhat sour, and relatively colorful.Some readers will ... Read More
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- A Voyage Long and Strange
The topic of this book is excellent. Unfortunately, the author wrote of his research intermingling with the historical facts in a travelogue fashion. It keeps you waiting for the important points as he meanders thru the experiences of his travels. This definitely detracted from what he wanted to say about this period of America's history.Interesting facts when you can get to them.
- Fun historyI really enjoyed this book.My ignorance of american history for the period from 1492 till 1620 was typical of most americans.It was fascinating and enlighting but the real charm of this book is Tony Horwitz wit in his current day retracing of the journeys of Coronado and De Soto and others in current day(bizarre) americana.This is a fun, quick read.I really wish our education system in this country would teach more turth then the boring fiction that is currently dumped on todays children. ... Read More
- Strange IndeedStrange indeed - how Horowitz, in a single sentence justifies dismissing the scholarly revelations of Gavin Manus's book "1421".Gavin Manus "1421" establishes that a Chinese Armada explored the Western Hemisphere and Mapped the Oceans of the Planet.Horowitz, decision to omit this inconvenient truth, proves that the observation of the Reverend Peter Gomes, in his work, is right - myths are more powerful than facts!
- I'm Emmett Abati Doe
- not as good as I'd hoped forI loved "Confederates in the Attic" and feel "Blue Latitudes" is the Platonic Ideal of a travel book.He uses the same formula as "Blue Latitudes" in this book switchig from historical exposition to personal narration but it doesn't work as well. The material feels thin and stretched. It is quite readable and even informative but to me, hoping for a book as excellent as the two noted above, a disappointment.
- Another great travelogue from a curious historianIf you have any interest in getting your early American history correct, please read this book.Horwitz is a highly entertaining travelogue writer on an absolute and relentless mission of discovery, offering the reader a unique blend of historical fact and his own individual voyage of 'discovery.'
The author uses his travels as a means to string the histories together, and generally his experiential stories are fairly funny, somewhat sour, and relatively colorful.Some readers will ... Read More
- A Voyage Long and StrangeThe topic of this book is excellent. Unfortunately, the author wrote of his research intermingling with the historical facts in a travelogue fashion. It keeps you waiting for the important points as he meanders thru the experiences of his travels. This definitely detracted from what he wanted to say about this period of America's history.Interesting facts when you can get to them.
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