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EAN: 9780719566370 Format: Import ISBN: 0719566371 Label: John Murray Manufacturer: John Murray Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: April 03, 2008 Publisher: John Murray Studio: John Murray Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A voyage long & strangeHaving just read " Cities of Gold " which covered in great details the spanish exploration in the Southwest U.S., I enjoyed reading more about East Coast Voyages of discovery. The author uses an easy and often humorous way of describing the events. In short it is an easy to read and informative bookA Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World Rating:  - journey long and strangegreat research and well written. Our children should be doing this history reviews, if not through this book then through other text books. It is time to change our view of North American History. Rating: - Review of "A Voyage Long and Strange"I have been a fan of Mr. Horwitz ever since "Confederates in the Attic". He brings a human element to history, and has a wonderful ability to make an otherwise droll subject in a lesser author's hands, come to life. In this book he shares insights on a part of American history that gets little attention, unless you go looking for it. I enjoyed it very much. Rating: - Lots of information I had never heardThis is a really good audio book for folks that have an interest in history, especially early North American History. The Conquistadors were the savages, not the naturals. And I still prefer Turkey even if the first Thanksgiving wasn't in Plymouth! Rating: - The Other Side of the CoinThis at least shows the fact that the origins of the USA's civilization is in the South. Spanish-speaking St. Augustine in Florida was the first European settlement, in 1565. The first-ever democratic elections in America were held in the Jamestown colony in 1607, etc. Because the North won the Civil War, they have written the history text books, which make it sound like Plymouth Rock was the cradle of the American nation. When in fact, the beginings of African-America were already one year in the ... Read More |
