Book: Over The Edge Of The World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation Of The Globe A voyage into history, a tour of the world emerging from the Middle Ages, a chronicle of a desperate grab for commercial and political power, and more, this captivating tale rivals the most exciting thriller fiction.
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.
Details of Book: Over The Edge Of The World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation Of The Globe Book: Over The Edge Of The World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation Of The Globe
Author: Laurence Bergreen
ISBN: 006093638X
ISBN-13: 9780060936389
, 978-0060936389
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2004/11/01
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Number of Pages: 512
Language: English