Over the Edge of the World - by Laurence Bergreen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Features a new introduction on the 500th anniversary of the voyage"--Cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>"A first-rate historical page turner." --<em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>The acclaimed and bestselling account of Ferdinand Magellan's historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage.</strong></p><p>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 <em>Over the Edge of the World</em>, 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.</p><p>Now updated to include a new introduction commemorating the 500<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Magellan's voyage.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan, armed with five ships and about 260 men, set sail from Spain in search of a water route to the West Indies. Despite suffering starvation, disease, torture, and death, they discovered the passageway known today as the Strait of Magellan. In the masterful telling of award-winning historian Laurence Bergreen, one of the most epic voyages of the age of exploration comes to life.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A marvelous piece of scholarship"--New Zealand Herald<br>
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