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Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
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Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe Analog audio cassette - 2003

by Laurence Bergreen; Read by Laurence Bergreen


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A majestic tale of discovery thatchanged many long-held views about the world

In 1519 Magellan and his fleet of five ships set sail from Seville, Spain, to discover a water route to the fabled Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities -- cloves, pepper, and nutmeg -- flourished. Three years later, a handful of survivors returned with an abundance of spices from their intended destination, but with just one ship carrying eighteen emaciated men. During their remarkable voyage around the world the crew endured starvation, disease, mutiny, and torture. Many men died, including Magellan, who was violently killed in a fierce battle.

This is the first full account in nearly half a century of this voyage into history: a tour of the world emerging from the Middle Ages into the Renaissance; a startling anthropological account of tribes, languages, and customs unknown to Europeans; and a chronicle of a desperate grab for commercial and political power.

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  • Title Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
  • Author Laurence Bergreen; Read by Laurence Bergreen
  • Binding Analog Audio Cassette
  • Edition Abridged
  • Volumes 4
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperAudio, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
  • Date October 14, 2003
  • Abridged Yes
  • ISBN 9780060577261 / 0060577266
  • Weight 0.36 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.24 x 4.44 x 1.23 in (18.39 x 11.28 x 3.12 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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HarperAudio (2003), 2003. Cassette. New. 4 cassette tapes, new in shrinkwrap, in black and gray pictorial box. 6 hours listening time. Read by author. A majestic tale of discovery thatchanged many long-held views about the world. In 1519 Magellan and his fleet of five ships set sail from Seville, Spain, to discover a water route to the fabled Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities flourished.
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