| Edition |
Library edition. |
| Description |
14 audio discs (approximately 74 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Performer |
Read by John H. Mayer. |
| Note |
Unabridged. |
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Compact discs. |
| Summary |
An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, this book captures the wonder and drama of first contact. Vikings, conquistadors, French voyageurs, these and many others roamed an unknown continent in quest of grapes, gold, converts, even a cure for syphilis. Though most failed, their remarkable exploits left an enduring mark on the land and people encountered by late-arriving English settlers. |
| Contents |
Vinland : go west, young Norseman -- 1492 : the hidden half of the globe -- Santo Domingo : the Columbus jinx -- Dominican Republic : you think there are still Indians? -- Gulf coast : naked and lost in the new world -- The Southwest : to the seven cities of stone -- The plains : adrift in a 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 : tale of two rocks. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
America -- Discovery and exploration.
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| Genre/Form |
Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Mayer, John H.
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| ISBN |
9781415943953: $129.00 |
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1415943958: $129.00 |
| Music No. |
7444-CD Books on Tape |
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