Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe - Brossura

Bergreen, Laurence

Brossura

ISBN 10: 006093638X ISBN 13: 9780060936389

Casa editrice: Avon A, 2004

Riassunto

A chronicle of Ferdinand Magellan's sixteenth-century voyage around the world draws on candid first-person accounts and describes his crew's experiences with mutiny, navigation, death, unusual sexual practices, and Magellan's ruthless leadership tactics. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.

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Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World, prize-winning biographer and journalist Laurence Bergreen entwines a variety of candid, firsthand accounts, bringing to life this groundbreaking and majestic tale of discovery that changed both the way explorers would henceforth navigate the oceans and history itself.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Avon A
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 006093638X
• ISBN 13: 9780060936389
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 458
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile