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. (NY: Free Press, 2009)
"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. The map draws you in, reveals itself in stages, and doesn't let go. When I first imagined telling the story of the map, several years ago, I thought I knew
where I was going. But then the map took over. For two years I followed its lead, and this unconventional book is the result." (p. ix)
Author
Toby Lester will be speaking in Exeter, NH on Saturday, 2/27/2010 at 7pm, presented by
The American Independence Museum and
Water Street Bookstore. The event will be held at the bookstore.
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. (NY: Free Press, 2009)
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