I thought this book looked fun. I've read and enjoyed a few other books by Tony Horwitz, the husband of Geraldine Brooks (the Pulitzer power couple) — including "Blue Latitudes," where he retraces the voyages of Captain Cook, and "Baghdad Without a Map," about his travels through the Mideast. He's a great historian, journalist and adventure traveler.
The hardback has a different subtitle ("Rediscovering the New World") than the paperback ("On the Trail of Vikings, Conquistadors, Lost Colonists, and Other Adventurers in Early America," which I suppose is sexier in its specificity), but it appears to be the same book — although there's a fun 15th century woodcut in the intro to the hardcover that I don't see in the "Look Inside" feature on Amazon with the paperback. I would hate to miss an illustration!
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Hehe. Yes, I would hate to miss that! I went for a used hardback.
This book sounds awesome. I can't wait!
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