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Also by Tony Horwitz:

Boom, February 2014
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Midnight Rising, November 2011
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A Voyage Long and Strange, May 2008
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A VOYAGE LONG AND STRANGE
By: Tony Horwitz

Rediscovering the New World

Henry Holt
May 2008
On Sale: April 29, 2008
464 pages
ISBN: 0805076034
EAN: 9780805076035
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction History

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.

Media Buzz

On Point - February 3, 2014
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer - August 12, 2008
All Things Considered - April 29, 2008