Book Talk at the Library of Virginia
Thursday, May 8, 2008
_A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World_ by Tony Horwitz
Time: Noon–1 PM
FREE EVENT
Bestselling author Tony Horwitz will discuss and sign his new book recounting
the wonder and drama of the many Europeans who preceded the Pilgrims to
America and roamed the continent in search of spices, passages, fountains of
youth, gold, and converts. Mixing history and travel, _A Voyage Long and
Strange_ also examines how early explorers are remembered and debated
today.
The Library of Virginia is located at 800 East Broad Street in downtown
Richmond. Free parking is available underneath the building.
Copies of the book are available in the Virginia Shop at the Library of Virginia:
http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwedo/shop.htm .
www.lva.virginia.gov
804.692.3500
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