Magellan
Tim Joyner
Bok · Engelsk · 1994
| Utgitt | Camden, ME : International Marine/McGraw-Hill , 1994
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| Omfang | xviii, 365 s. : kart, tegninger
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| Opplysninger | Magellan is one of the great figures of the modern age. His achievement--the first circumnavigation of the globe--was "the terminal event of the European Renaissance," asserts Joyner. Only an uncommonly determined man could have persevered in an extended journey into this unknown. "In 1520 less was known about the Pacific Ocean than we know today of interstellar space." When he was slaugh altered by South Sea Islanders, his chronicler lamented, "They killed our mirror, our light, our comfort, and our true guide." This book provides a solid account of the explorer's life and accomplishment. Joyner reminds us how the voyage felt to the men who lived through it; success was dubious and distant, perils and discomforts were felt daily. Exceptionally well written, this is the first biography of the explorer to appear in more than two decades. Recommended for both public and academic libraries.
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| ISBN | 0070331286
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