America vs Os Lusíadas: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Travel, History

Cover of America

America Theodor de Bry · 1590 42 pages · ≈ 47 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Os Lusíadas

Os Lusíadas Luís de Camões · 1572 ★★★★☆ 4.0 564 pages · ≈ 10 h 27 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

America is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 10 for Os Lusíadas.

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