A Voyage Long and Strange
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A Voyage Long and Strange

by Tony Horwitz

2008•Documentary•464 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricaladventurefresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedall consuming questfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeA grounded non-fiction book, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

The bestselling author of Blue Latitudes takes us on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower America 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?

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalAdventureAll consuming questFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

North American HistoryHistoryExplorersDiscovery and explorationEuropeansAmerica, discovery and exploration

Details

Author
Tony Horwitz
Published
2008
Pages
464
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