Kona Stories hosts a travel book club discussing “A Voyage Long and Strange” by Tony Horwitz on Tuesday.
Kona Stories hosts a travel book club discussing “A Voyage Long and Strange” by Tony Horwitz on Tuesday.
The group meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the store. Book groups are free if books are purchased at Kona Stories, or a $5 donation is requested.
Horwitz, the best-selling author of “Blue Latitudes” takes readers on a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre-Mayflower America. On a chance visit to Plymouth Rock, Horwitz realizes he’s mislaid more than a century of American history, from Columbus’ sail in 1492 to Jamestown’s founding in 16-oh-something. Did nothing happen in between? Determined to find out, he embarks on a journey of rediscovery, following in the footsteps of the many Europeans who preceded the Pilgrims to America.
An irresistible blend of history, myth, and misadventure, “A Voyage Long and Strange” 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.
Tracing this legacy with his own epic trek — from Florida’s Fountain of Youth to Plymouth’s sacred Rock, from desert pueblos to subarctic sweat lodges, Horwitz explores the revealing gap between what we enshrine and what we forget.
Info: Brenda or Joy, 324-0350, www.konastories.com