Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (P.S.)
Laurence Bergreen (Author)
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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.
- Rank: #8180 in Books
- Published on: 2004-11-02
- Released on: 2004-11-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .88" h x 5.34" w x 8.02" l, .92 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 512 pages
- Paperback with ocean and sailing vessel scene. 458 pages