Pathfinders - by Felipe Fernández-Armesto (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this insightful history of world exploration, Fernandez-Armesto tracks the pathfinders who, over the last five millennia, have laid down the routes of contact that have drawn together the farthest reaches of the world. 16 pp. of color. 48 maps. 44 illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Greeted with coast-to-coast acclaim on publication, Fernández-Armesto's ambitious history of world exploration sets a new standard. Presenting the subject for the first time on a truly global scale, Fernández-Armesto tracks the pathfinders who, over the past five millennia, lay down the routes of contact that have drawn together the farthest reaches of the world.</p><p><i>The Wall Street Journal</i> calls it "impressive...a huge story [told] with gusto and panache." To the <i>Washington Post</i>, "<i>Pathfinders</i> is propelled by an Argonaut of an author, indefatigable and daring. It's a wild ride." And in a front-page review, the <i>Seattle Times</i> hails its "tart and elegant presentation...full of surprises. Fernández-Armesto's lively mind, pithy phrasing, and stunningly thorough and diverse knowledge are a constant pleasure."</p><p>A plenitude of illustrations and maps in color and black and white augment this rich history. In <i>Pathfinders</i>, winner of the 2007 World History Association Book Prize, we have a definitive treatment of a grand subject.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A colorful compendium of history's risk-takers, with a welcome emphasis on non-European and non-English-speaking pathfinders.<br><br>An elegant survey of human exploration from prehistory to the present.<br><br>Readers of history will delight in Fernández-Armesto's latest. [He] deftly manages the near-impossible task of a comprehensive account of world exploration from the dawn of humankind while maintaining an interesting tone throughout.<br><br>The range of reference is wide, the writing felicitous and witty...The early pages of this book capture something so lost to us now it is almost unimaginable: the awe of a vast and empty Earth of unknown wonders, perils, and possibilities.--Ronald Wright<br>
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