{"product_id":"over-the-edge-of-the-world-magellans-terrifying-circumnavigation-of-the-globe-paperback","title":"Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurence Bergreen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A first-rate historical page turner.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed and bestselling account of Ferdinand Magellan's historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFerdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe during the Age of Discovery was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in \u003ci\u003eOver the Edge of the World Updated Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, prize-winning biographer and journalist Laurence Bergreen entwines a variety of candid, firsthand accounts, bringing to life this groundbreaking and majestic tale of maritime history and discovery that changed both the way explorers would henceforth navigate the oceans and history itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow updated to include a new introduction commemorating the 500th anniversary of Magellan's voyage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis riveting work of narrative history reveals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFirst Circumnavigation: \u003c\/b\u003e The astonishing true story of the three-year, 60,000-mile odyssey that proved the world was round--a journey of mutiny, violence, and unbelievable hardship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Gripping True Adventure: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the sex, storms, and starvation that plagued the 260 sailors who set out from Spain, and the dark secrets of the handful of gaunt survivors who returned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Age of Sail: \u003c\/b\u003e Drawn from candid, firsthand accounts, this majestic tale brings the sixteenth-century world of discovery to life, changing history and navigation forever.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHistorical Biography: \u003c\/b\u003e A fascinating portrait of Ferdinand Magellan, the driven, visionary, and brutal captain who became a man without a country to complete his quest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45729553121477,"sku":"9780062890481","price":29.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/JAEVmdZmD99780062890481.webp?v=1781194260","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/over-the-edge-of-the-world-magellans-terrifying-circumnavigation-of-the-globe-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}