Over the edge of the world : Magellan's terrifying circumnavigation of the globe / Laurence Bergreen.
TITLE:
Over the edge of the world : Magellan's terrifying circumnavigation of the globe / Laurence Bergreen.
Publication Date:
2003-2004
Publication Information:
New York : Perennial,
Edition:
1st Perennial ed.
Physical Description:
458 p. : ill.
Subject Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
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, 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.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780060936389
