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A voyage long and strange : rediscovering the new world, Tony Horwitz

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A voyage long and strange : rediscovering the new world
Title
A voyage long and strange
Title remainder
rediscovering the new world
Statement of responsibility
Tony Horwitz
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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
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Writing style
Award
  • ALA Notable Book, 2009.
  • New York Times Notable Book, 2008
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
229495
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1958-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Horwitz, Tony
Dewey number
970.01
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
E101
LC item number
.H77 2008
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Explorers
  • Explorers
  • America
  • North America
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
rediscovering the new world
Label
A voyage long and strange : rediscovering the new world, Tony Horwitz
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Vinland : go west, young Norseman -- 1492 : the hidden half of the globe -- Santo Domingo : the Columbus jinx -- Dominican Republic : you think there are still Indians? -- Gulf coast : naked and lost in the new world -- The Southwest : to the seven cities of stone -- The plains : adrift in a sea of grass -- The South : De Soto does Dixie -- The Mississippi : conquistador's last stand -- Florida : fountain of youth, river of blood -- Roanoke : lost in the lost colony -- Jamestown : the captain and the naturals -- Plymouth : tale of two rocks
Control code
663278
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xii, 445 pages
Isbn
9780805076035
Lccn
2007045883
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780805076035
  • (OCoLC)180989602
Label
A voyage long and strange : rediscovering the new world, Tony Horwitz
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Vinland : go west, young Norseman -- 1492 : the hidden half of the globe -- Santo Domingo : the Columbus jinx -- Dominican Republic : you think there are still Indians? -- Gulf coast : naked and lost in the new world -- The Southwest : to the seven cities of stone -- The plains : adrift in a sea of grass -- The South : De Soto does Dixie -- The Mississippi : conquistador's last stand -- Florida : fountain of youth, river of blood -- Roanoke : lost in the lost colony -- Jamestown : the captain and the naturals -- Plymouth : tale of two rocks
Control code
663278
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xii, 445 pages
Isbn
9780805076035
Lccn
2007045883
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780805076035
  • (OCoLC)180989602

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