![]() ![]() ![]() Though most failed, their remarkable exploits left an enduring mark on the land and people encountered by late-arriving English settlers.-From publisher descriptionĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 16:34:50 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA121017 Boxid_2 CH103901 Camera Canon 5D City New York Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition 1st ed. Vikings, conquistadors, French voyageurs-these and many others roamed an unknown continent in quest of grapes, gold, converts, even a cure for syphilis. Prologue : The lost century - Vinland : first contact - 1492 : the hidden half of the globe - Santo Domingo : the Columbus jinx - Dominican Republic : you think there are still Indians? - The Gulf coast : naked in the new world - The Southwest : to the seven cities of stone - The plains : 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 : a tale of two rocksĪn irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, A Voyage Long and Strange captures the wonder and drama of first contact. ![]() Includes bibliographical references and index ![]()
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