About this title: A voyage into history, a tour of the world emerging from the Middle Ages, a chronicle of a desperate grab for commercial and political power, and more, this captivating tale rivals the most exciting thriller fiction.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Perennial Classics, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780060936389ISBN:006093638X
Description: Good. 5 x 8. Text is clean. Rear cover shows light vertical crease. A captivating tale that weaves a variety of candid first-person accounts, a tenacious captian and the most daring discovery of an era. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780060936389ISBN:006093638X
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. As new. No edgewear, markings or spine creasing. Pages bright and tight. No remainder mark. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 512 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 11/2/2004
ISBN-13:9780060936389ISBN:006093638X
Description: Fine. 006093638X Ships next business day. NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black line on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Description: Very Good. 006093638X 22976 PB: spine smooth, text clean, cover has slight shelf wear-allow up to 21 business days for standard USPS media m ai l. wt1lbpf. read more
Description: Near Fine. Trade Paperback. Harper Perennial, 2004. Near Fine Book. Overall, a clean and tight, lightly read copy. Media mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780066211732ISBN:0066211735
Description: Good. Standard used condition. May have light reading or storage wear. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Binding: Audio Cassette
Publisher: HarperAudio
Date Published: 2003-11-01
ISBN-13:9780060577261ISBN:0060577266
Description: Very Good. FOUR FINE ABRIDGED AUDIO CASSETTES IN X/LIBRARY CLAMSHELL CASE. SIX HOURS OF LISTENING TIME, NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR. DAILY SHIPPING. read more
"This is honestly as good a book as you will ever read. Action, adventure, romance (in the sense that people love action and adventure, there are no actual women in the book). The saga of Magellan's voyage over the world is as white knuckle a ride as The Perfect Storm. The author makes a brilliant move in contrasting the first voyagers across the ocean with the first astronauts. He even includes a forward from a NASA employee. This is one of my all time favorites. Sail don't swim to this book."
"Like Stephen Ambrose, Bergreen has done an excellent job of linking the political, social, economic and personal dynamics of the period. What would make anyone sail off into the unknown? For Magellan, it was his conviction in himself as a leader and navigator, as well as his desire for wealth. And what happens to someone like that under the most compelling distress - years at sea, mutinies, and contact with civilizations you don't know and can't see except through the lens of 16th century Christianity."
"History that reads like fiction -- I got a little bogged down in the beginning with all the Spanish and POrtuguese names, but from the launching of Magellans' fleet, his three year odyssey is a fascinating, grim, and vivid portrayal of life at sea, discovery of strange lands and people, and the courage, vision, determination, and fallibility of the expidition leaders. Wonderful source materials (journals) provide amazinagly detailed accounts ofthe dangers and adventures. My daughter gave me this book."
"Thrilling and interesting tale of Magellan and his crew. I remember wanting to read this with a map next to me so I could follow their path with today's perspective. It was really interesting reading the details of a sailor's duty and life on board a ship at that time. That was a rough life. (Do you know the symptoms of scurvy?)
I'm also always amazed when I read histories of centuries-old events since we come from souch a young country. It is remarkable that records from the 16th century are so complete."
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