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

by Laurence Bergreen

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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 Bergreenentwines 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.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780060936389
ISBN10	006093638X
Series/Work	OL2655768W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	William Morrow Paperbacks
Language	EN-US
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

1510-1519 1520-1529 Biografías Biography Expedición Magallanes-Elcano Explorers Explorers, juvenile literature History Jordomsejlinger Juvenile literature JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Europe JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Exploration & Discovery JUVENILE NONFICTION / Transportation / Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft Magalhaes, fernao de, -1521 New York Times reviewed Nonfiction Opdagelsesrejser Open Library Staff Picks Portugal, biography Portugal, juvenile literature

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