{"product_id":"encounters-in-the-new-world-jill-lepore-9780195154917","title":"Encounters in the New World: A History in Documents","description":"From Columbus's voyage in 1492 to the publication of the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano, a former slave, in 1789, Jill Lepore, winner of the distinguished Bancroft Prize for history, brings to life in exciting, first-person detail some of the earliest events in American history in \u003cem\u003eEncounters in the New World\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProviding fascinating commentary along the way, Lepore seamlessly links together primary sources that illustrate the powerful clash of cultures in the Americas. Through emotional eyewitness accounts -- memoirs, petitions, diaries, captivity narratives, private correspondence -- formal documents, official reports, and journalistic reportage, dramatic stories of the New World are revealed, including: \u003cbr\u003e* A Jesuit priest's chronicle of life among his Iroquois captors\u003cbr\u003e* Aztec records of forbidding omens\u003cbr\u003e* John Smith's account of cannibalism among the British residents of Jamestown\u003cbr\u003e* Memoirs by members of Cortes's expedition\u003cbr\u003e* Reminiscences of an escaped slave \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA special 16-page color cartographic section, including maps from both Europe and North America, provides a fascinating look at how the maps' creators saw themselves and the world around them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jill Lepore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195154916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195154917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.94h x 7.94w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 32","brand":"Jill Lepore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990101885183,"sku":"9780195154917","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_57ad97d0-22cb-4fff-b362-b289ce65e9ae.jpg?v=1683303002","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/encounters-in-the-new-world-jill-lepore-9780195154917","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}