Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration by Felipe Fernandez Armesto

February 19, 2007 1:14 AM

For anyone who has traveled or who likes to think about how the world is put together, this is fantastic history, well-written and accessible, full of unexpected insights.
I was struck, in particular by the discussions of the Silk Road, about which I’ve read quite a bit; the Asian influence on Europe in the Middle Ages; internal exploration in Japan and China, notably Sichuan Province.
Great stuff. Indeed, I read it with the same kind of enthusiasm I brought to books about dinosaurs and planets when I was a child.

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