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

Bergreen, Laurence

ISBN 10: 006093638X / ISBN 13: 9780060936389

Edité par Perennial / HarperCollins, 2004

N° de réf. du vendeur 006093638X-3-24527180

Synopsis :

The riveting story of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage

“Prodigious research, sure-footed prose and vivid descriptions make for a thoroughly satisfying account... it is all here in the wondrous detail, a first-rate historical page turner.”— New York Times Book Review

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.

À propos de l?auteur:

Laurence Bergreen is the author of four biographies, each considered the definitive work on its subject: Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life, Capone: The Man and the Era, As Thousands Cheer: The Life of Irving Berlin, and Voyage to Mars: NASA's Search for Life Beyond Earth. A graduate of Harvard University, he lives in New York City.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's ...
Éditeur : Perennial / HarperCollins
Date d'édition : 2004
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good