A portrait of Civil War societies and the amateur historians who populate them throughout the South. Horwitz, the grandson of Russian immigrants who were obsessed with the conflict, spent a year visiting such societies to piece together his account. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
The bestselling author of "Blue Latitudes" takes readers on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower America. An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, this work captures the wonder and drama of first contact.
The bestselling author of "Blue Latitudes" takes readers on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower America. An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, "A Voyage Long and Strange" captures the wonder and drama of first contact.
A traveler recreates the 18th century journeys of Captain James Cook through locales such as Tahiti, New Zealand, Alaska, and Hawaii. He conveys a sense of sailor-life with extracts from the journals of Cook and those of Joseph Banks, a well-to-do botanist who, along with his retinue, accompanied Cook through the Pacific. The author and a buddy ...
Journalist Tony Horowitz went to Arabia without a job, and spent two years visiting 13 Muslim countries and Israel, writing copy for whoever could be persuaded to take it. Not long after he arrived in Yemen he was advised never to drink the water, eat the food or chew the hallucinatory leaf Qat. Unfortunately Tony had to confess he had already ...
"A high-spirited, comic ramble into the savage Outback populated by irreverent, beer-guzzling frontiersmen." --"Chicago Tribune" "A fascinating insight into what we're all about on the highways and byways along the outback track." --"The Telegraph" (Sydney) Swept off to live in Sydney by his Australian bride, American writer Tony Horwitz longs ...
Tony Horwitz has a keen eye, a wicked sense of humor, and gall in almost suicidal measure. In an era when every American in the Middle East is a potential hostage, he entered Beirut under a rain of artillery shells, attended the Ayatollah's tumultous funeral in Iran, and met Muammer Qadiffi in Libya. This extraordinary travel adventure is ...
Stripped naked and pursued across cactus-studded plains by a band of armed Blackfoot Indians, John Colter escaped certain death to become the one of the most durable characters in western American history. But Colter's harrowing tale was not beyond the ordinary when compared to the adventures of other American explorers. In The Devil May Care, ...
A traveler recreates the 18th century journeys of Captain James Cook through locales such as Tahiti, New Zealand, Alaska, and Hawaii. He conveys a sense of sailor-life with extracts from the journals of Cook and those of Joseph Banks, a well-to-do botanist who, along with his retinue, accompanied Cook through the Pacific. The author and a buddy ...
Captain James Cook's three epic journeys between 1768 and 1779 were the last great voyages of discovery. Sailing some 170,000 miles, Cook's ships reached every continent and every ocean, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from Kamchatka to Java to Easter Island to the coast of Oregon. Before Cook set off, one third of the world's map remained, ...
A young American journalist provides a richly observed, thoroughly enjoyable chronicle of a hitchhiking trip across the Australian outback. With the range of recent American interest in Australia (Crocodile Dundee, The Fatal Shore), Horowitz's journey should attract widespread attention.
Captain James Cook's three epic journeys between 1768 and 1779 were the last great voyages of discovery. Sailing some 170,000 miles, Cook's ships reached every continent and every ocean, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from Kamchatka to Java to Easter Island to the coast of Oregon. Before Cook set off, one third of the world's map remained, ...
Captain James Cook's three epic journeys in the 18th century were the last great voyages of discovery. His ships sailed some 150,000 miles, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from Tasmania to Oregon, from Easter Island to Siberia. Before Cook set off for the Pacific in 1768, one third of the globe remained blank. By the time of his violent death in ...
Captain James Cook's three epic journeys in the 18th century were the last great voyages of discovery. His ships sailed some 150,000 miles, from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from Tasmania to Oregon, from Easter Island to Siberia. Before Cook set off for the Pacific in 1768, one third of the globe remained blank. By the time of his violent death in ...
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Edition: 5th Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Pantheon
Date Published: 1998
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