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| A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World | 
 enlarge | Author: Tony Horwitz
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 2446
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 0805076034
Dewey Decimal Number: 970.01
EAN: 9780805076035
ASIN: 0805076034
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Fun and Informative Popular History May 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is probably the most fun I have had reading history in a long time. It has the factual history of long-forgotten, early European explorers in North America. The facts are interspersed with a very amusing travelogue in which the author follows the paths of the explorers. You will find yourself saying over and over "I didn't know that". Did you know that the Spaniard, Coronado reached Kansas in the early 16th Century and found native grass so tall, that people could become fatally lost in it. This time span of North American history from the Vikings, to Plymouth and Jamestowne (11th to 17th Century) is an important and much overlooked period. I read a lot of history and this is just a breath of fresh air.
Horwitz does it again! May 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was a joy to read and is second only to "Confederates In The Attic" in quality. The chapters that most stand out for me are the ones that deal with Hernando de Soto. Before reading this book, I was aware in a general sense the de Soto had been harsh to the native Americans he meet. But the scale of his atrocities was not something I knew about until reading this book. I guess that only 5% of high school graduates in the US would even know who he was. Anyway this book is highly recommended.
Great book! Great read! May 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a fascinating account of the history of so-called explorers and discoverers of the Americas and their self-centered approach to discovering, conquering, exploiting and colonizing the new world. It is funny at times and very easy to read. I recommend it highly to anyone who wants to unpack basic assumptions commonly held from Columbus discovering America (he never set foot in America) to the "first Thanksgiivng," to the reason African slaves were imported. Wonderful!
Excellent Read!!!! June 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a student of American history and prehistory for many years, I had to read this book after reading the reviews! Am I glad that I did...... The Spanish presence is underreported in North America though that has been changing as sites are discovered and archaologically investigated. Few know that Jamestown Fort was built not in response to any Native American threat but rather because of a potential Spanish threat. This book is well researched and highly readable taking the reader on the stark trek of historic reality debunking the "nice" stories that we learned from school textbooks. I also purchased Mr. Horwitz's One for the Road and am reading that book as I write this review. I have had his Confederates in the Attic in my library for several years which I originally purchased since I have met the reenactor on the cover on several occasions. That is the next book on my reading list. Kudos to Tony Horwitz, his books are worth joining him on his trips of discovery.
 History lost but not forgotten June 4, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Like the author said "None of us were taught this stuff".. refreshingly conversational and interesting history lesson about the 100 years that are a missing link in our American History lessons. If you like history, this is worth the read
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