Over the Edge of the World
Over the Edge of the World

Author: Laurence Bergreen

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 501

ISBN-13: 0061865885

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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.

Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?
Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?

Author: S. A. Kramer

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2004-08-03

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 044843105X

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When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could get to the Spice Islands by sailing west through or around the New World. He was right, but what he didn't know was that the treacherous voyage would take him three years and cost him his life. Black-and-white line drawings illustrate Magellan's life and voyage, with sidebars and a time line that enhance readers' understanding of the period.

The First Voyage Around the World, 1519-1522
The First Voyage Around the World, 1519-1522

Author: Antonio Pigafetta

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0802093701

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The First Voyage around the World is also a remarkably accurate ethnographic and geographical account of the circumnavigation, and one that has earned its reputation among modern historiographers and students of the early contacts between Europe and the East Indies.

The Travels of Ferdinand Magellan
The Travels of Ferdinand Magellan

Author: Joanne Mattern

Publisher: Raintree

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780739814840

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Presents a biography of the daring Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world.

Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan

Author: Elaine Landau

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 9780822529422

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The first man to sail around the world, Ferdinand Magellan was born around 1480 and grew up in Portugal. After several years in the Portuguese Navy, Magellan left for Spain, Portugal's greatest rival, in an attempt to further his career. Magellan set sail on a trip to in search of a straight through South America to reach the Spice Islands, and he became the first explorer to cross the Pacific Ocean and circumnavigate the globe.

Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan

Author: Jim Whiting

Publisher: Mitchell Lane

Published: 2020-02-10

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 1545750254

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Ferdinand Magellan made one of the most famous ocean voyages of all time. He left Spain in 1519 with five ships. He was trying to find a quicker route to the Spice Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Along the way, he encountered many problems. Many of his men turned against him. He ran into heavy storms. Food and fresh water were often in short supply. But he kept going-until he was killed in battle. A year later, one of his ships returned to Spain. It was the first time anyone had sailed all the way around the world. Although Magellan did not complete the trip, he is given credit, for without his inspired leadership, the voyage would never have succeeded.

Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan

Author: Lynn Hoogenboom

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2005-08-15

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9781404230392

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Traces the life and exploits of the Portuguese explorer who sailed under the Spanish flag, challenged mutinies and located a waterway between the South American continent and the island at its southern tip, providing quicker passage to the Pacific Oc

Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan

Author: Katharine Bailey

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780778724162

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An introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan.