Over the Edge of the World
Download or Read eBook Over the Edge of the World PDF written by Laurence Bergreen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Laurence Bergreen |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 501 |
| Release | : 2009-10-13 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780061865886 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0061865885 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Over the Edge of the World by : Laurence Bergreen
Book excerpt: “A first-rate historical page turner.” —New York Times Book Review The acclaimed and bestselling account of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage. 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. Now updated to include a new introduction commemorating the 500th anniversary of Magellan’s voyage.
