{"product_id":"pathfinders-a-global-history-of-exploration-9780393330915","title":"Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreeted with coast-to-coast acclaim on publication, Fern ndez-Armesto's ambitious history of world exploration sets a new standard. Presenting the subject for the first time on a truly global scale, Fern ndez-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e calls it \"impressive...a huge story  told] with gusto and panache.\" To the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \"\u003ci\u003ePathfinders\u003c\/i\u003e is propelled by an Argonaut of an author, indefatigable and daring. It's a wild ride.\" And in a front-page review, the \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e hails its \"tart and elegant presentation...full of surprises. Fern ndez-Armesto's lively mind, pithy phrasing, and stunningly thorough and diverse knowledge are a constant pleasure.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA plenitude of illustrations and maps in color and black and white augment this rich history. In \u003ci\u003ePathfinders\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2007 World History Association Book Prize, we have a definitive treatment of a grand subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFernández-Armesto, Felipe:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eFelipe Fernández-Armesto\u003c\/b\u003e, the William P. Reynolds Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, is the author of \u003ci\u003ePathfinders: A Global History of Exploration\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOur America: A Hispanic History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in South Bend, Indiana, and London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410991124754,"sku":"9780393330915","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0d7e2a7-d969-4f80-8349-9fa524489b22.jpg?v=1729309694","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pathfinders-a-global-history-of-exploration-9780393330915","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}