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

Name: Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
Rating: 4.550000190734863 (40 reviews)

Laurence Bergreen

Oct 2009 · Sold by Harper Collins

4.6

40 reviews

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512

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“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.

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4.6

40 reviews

A Google user

I love a great boom about history, and this book is one of the best I've read in a while. It paints the story, leaving you with a tremendous sense of awe for the salpilorsmon this voyage.

A Google user

September 10, 2011

A very engaging historical account of the expedition. Found it to be very enjoyable, engaging and informative read.

Scott Sager

April 28, 2014

Super good book from beginning to end.

About the author

LAURENCE BERGREEN is the bestselling author of Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe. His other books include Columbus: The Four Voyages, 1492–1504; Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu; and Voyage to Mars: NASA’s Search for Life Beyond Earth. A graduate of Harvard, Bergreen lives in Manhattan.

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