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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (Vintage Departures) by David Grann Staff Pick Grann's riveting book, The Lost City of Z, delves into the intrepid life and mysterious disappearance of legendary British explorer Percy Fawcett. Armchair travelers will be whisked away to the Amazon on a wild ride with a surprising finish.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name by Toby Lester Publisher Comments Old maps lead you to strange and unexpected places, and none does so more ineluctably than the subject of this book: the giant, beguiling Waldseemuller world map of 1507. So begins this remarkable story of the map that gave America its name. For... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz Staff Pick With the same sly humor and neighborly curiosity he brought to Confederates in the Attic and Blue Latitudes, in A Voyage Long and Strange Tony Horwitz roams the New World, surveying the destinations of history's foremost explorers: Leif Eiriksson... (read more) Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman by Nancy Marie Brown Publisher Comments Five hundred years before Columbus, a Viking woman named Gudrid sailed off the edge of the known world. She landed in the New World and lived there for three years, giving birth to a baby before sailing home. Or so the Icelandic sagas say. Even after... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Fourth Part of the World: An Astonishing Epic of Global Discovery, Imperial Ambition, and the Birth of America by Toby Lester Publisher Comments "Old maps lead you to strange and unexpected places, and none does so more ineluctably than the subject of this book: the giant, beguiling Waldseemüller world map of 1507." So begins this remarkable story of the map that gave America its name... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Up the Winds and Over the Tetons: Journal Entries and Images from the 1860 Raynolds Expedition by Marlene Deahl Merrill Publisher Comments Historians, travelers, and outdoor enthusiasts will welcome this important addition to the literature of western exploration.... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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Penguin Classics #217: The Four Voyages: Being His Own Log-Book, Letters and Dispatches with Connecting Narratives.. by Christopher Columbus Synopsis To present a consecutive narrative of Columbus' voyages to the Bahamas, Hispaniola, Cuba, Trinidad, and the mainland of America, this book combines reports and letters written by Columbus with large passages from the biography prepared by his son and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Latin American Literature & Culture #0010: Castaways by A N Cabeza De Vaca Publisher Comments This enthralling story of survival is the first major narrative of the exploration of North America by Europeans (1528-36). The author of Castaways (Naufragios), Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, was a fortune-seeking nobleman and the treasurer... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Columbus: The Four Voyages by Laurence Bergreen Publisher Comments From the author of the Magellan biography, Over the Edge of the World, a mesmerizing new account of the great explorer. Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall in... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Last Voyage of Columbus: Being the Epic Tale of the Great Captain's Fourth Expedition, Including Accounts of Swordfight, Mutiny, Shipwreck, Gold, War, Hurricane and Discovery by Martin Dugard Publisher Comments The epic, never-before-told story of Columbus's final, and perhaps greatest, journey to the New World. The final voyage of Christopher Columbus was by far his most dangerous, unexpected, exhilarating, and consequential. It was, as Pulitzer Prize... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Last Voyage of Columbus: Being the Epic Tale of the Great Captain's Fourth Expedition, including Accounts of Swordfight, Mutiny, Shipwreck, Gold, War, Hurricane, and Discovery by Martin Dugard Publisher Comments An account of Columbus's fourth and final voyage describes the aging captain's determination to find a passage to the Orient, recounting how his efforts were challenged by shipwreck, mutiny, and political treachery. By the author of Farther Than Any Man.... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West by Francis Parkman Publisher Comments Traces La Salle's third and fatal attempt to discover the mouth of the... (read more) Your price: $13.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Worlds of Christopher Columbus by William D Phillips Publisher Comments Respected historians of medieval Spain and early America, the authors examine Columbus's quest for funds, first in Portugal and then in Spain, where he finally won royal backing for his scheme. Through his successful voyage in 1492 and three subsequent... (read more) List Price $80.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Humboldt's Cosmos: Alexander von Humboldt and the Epic Journey of Discovery that Changed the Way We See the World by Gerard Helferich Publisher Comments From 1799 to 1804, German naturalist and adventurer Alexander von Humboldt conducted the first extensive scientific exploration of Latin America. At the completion of his arduous 6,000-mile journey, he was feted by Thomas Jefferson, presented to Napoleon... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Painter in a Savage Land: The Strange Saga of the First European Artist in North America by Miles Harvey Publisher Comments In this vibrantly told, meticulously researched book, Miles Harvey reveals one of the most fascinating and overlooked lives in American history. Like The Island of Lost Maps, his bestselling book about a legendary map thief, Painter in a Savage Land is a... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover
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Land So Strange: the Epic Journey of Cabeza De Vaca (07 Edition) by Andre Resendez Publisher Comments In 1528, a mission set out from Spain to colonize Florida. But the expedition went horribly wrong: Delayed by a hurricane, knocked off course by a colossal error of navigation, and ultimately doomed by a disastrous decision to separate the men from their... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Last Voyage of Columbus: Being the Epic Tale of the Great Captain's Fourth Expedition, Including Accounts of Mutiny, Shipwreck, and Discovery by Martin Dugard Publisher Comments This thrilling adventure narrative recreates the epic, never-before-told story of Columbus's fourth and final journey to the New World--a voyage that was by far his most dangerous, unexpected, exhilarating, and consequential.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Brutal Journey: Cabeza de Vaca and the Epic First Crossing of North America by Paul Schneider Publisher Comments “Schneiders thorough research and vivid writing create a fast-paced, moving story, one that is difficult to believe and impossible to forget.” —The New York Times Book Review A gripping survival epic, Brutal Journey tells the... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem by Carol Delaney Publisher Comments FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AFTER HE SET SAIL, the dominant understanding of Christopher Columbus holds him responsible for almost everything that went wrong in the New World. Here, finally, is a book that will radically change our interpretation of the man and... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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The World of Columbus by James R Mcgovern Book News Annotation Six essays survey the ideas that directly and indirectly influenced Christopher Columbus, showing how he was a product of his time. The topics include the Spain of Ferdinand and Isabella, artistic discovery, science, navigation and ships, and music... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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