Summary of Nicholas Thomas's Voyagers

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1For over two hundred and fifty years, Europeans knew of the Pacific, but knew nothing about it. In September 1513, the Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama, sighting the sea from high ground. #2 The Spanish showed little interest in the Chamorro people, but a different traveler, William Dampier, was interested in their culture. He wrote about the coconut fiber used to make ro