Magellan

Pushkin Press

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UPC:
9781906548490
Maximum Purchase:
2 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
1/10/2012
Release Date:
1/10/2012
Author:
Zweig, Stefan
Language:
English: Published; German: Original Language; English
Edition:
0
Pages:
352
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The Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (14801521) is one of the most famous navigators in history he was the first man to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe, although he was killed en route in a battle in the Philippines. In this biography, Zweig brings to life the Age of Discovery by telling the tale of one of the eras most daring adventurers. In typically flowing and elegant prose he takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery ourselves.