Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (P.S.)
by Laurence Bergreen
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Author: Laurence BergreenEdition: Paperback
Published: 2004-11-01
ISBN: 006093638X
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Book Review: very exciting - couldn't put it down
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this is one of the most exciting adventure/discovery books i've ever read. it was a page-turner from beginning to end.
Summary of Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe (P.S.)
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.
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