Ferdinand Magellan Sails Around The World
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Author | : Antonio Pigafetta |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2007-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0802093701 |
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.
Author | : Rachael Morlock |
Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2018-07-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1508168563 |
Ferdinand Magellan was a famed Portuguese explorer. His voyage, launched in 1519, led to the discovery that the globe could be circumnavigated by sea. Although Magellan himself did not survive the incredible journey that led to this discover, his contributions to the scientific understanding of Earth's surface were inestimable. This dynamic and thorough history of Magellan's expedition will intrigue readers and impart to them a greater knowledge of important social studies and science topics.
Author | : Milton Meltzer |
Publisher | : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780761412380 |
What must it have been like to be the first to circumnavigate the globe or traverse America from shore to shore? What political, social and financial factors of the day encouraged exploration? What personal dreams and desires drove these fearless men to search the vast unknown waters and lands, to tempt danger time and time again, all in the name of discovery? In Great Explorations, acclaimed authors including recent Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner Milton Meltzer guide us through the adventures of the indomitable explorers who knew first-hand the joys and sorrows of pioneering.
Author | : Laurence Bergreen |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 501 |
Release | : 2009-10-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0061865885 |
“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.
Author | : S. A. Kramer |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 114 |
Release | : 2004-08-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1101640014 |
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.
Author | : The National Maritime Museum |
Publisher | : Hodder & Stoughton |
Total Pages | : 317 |
Release | : 2020-10-29 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1529322820 |
__________ Available now: the biggest and best quiz book about the deep blue! __________ Think you know the difference between a ship and a boat? Do you really understand the shipping forecast? And what do all the different flags at sea mean? The Nautical Puzzle Book is packed to the brim with over 100 puzzles inspired by the National Maritime Museum's objects and their stories. Inside this book you'll find a fiendish mix of word games, codewords, trivia, picture puzzles, word scrambles, anagrams, crosswords and much more. It's a chance to learn all about epic explorers, history makers, record breakers, myths, legends, seafaring traditions and life at sea. By the time you reach the end you'll have navigated centuries of history, crossed thousands of miles of ocean, and made countless discoveries - so batten down the hatches and set sail! __________ The perfect gift for veteran seafarers and armchair navigators alike. Find out if you're worthy of captaincy or destined to be a deck hand in this beautiful and addictive puzzle book! If you're bored of Zoom Quizzes, then this is the book for all the family.
Author | : Joyce E. Chaplin |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 560 |
Release | : 2013-11-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1416596208 |
Originally published in hardcover in 2012.
Author | : Nel Yomtov |
Publisher | : Bellwether Media |
Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 2015-08-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1681031205 |
With promises of wealth elsewhere, Ferdinand Magellan left his homeland in search of a more fortunate life. He went on to spend three fateful years at sea. Find out about the challenges of MagellanÕs journey in this adventurous title for reluctant readers!
Author | : Nancy Smiler Levinson |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780395987735 |
A biography of the Portuguese sea captain who set sail from Spain in 1519 and successfully sailed around the world to prove that the world is not only round but circumnavigable.
Author | : Francis Henry Hill Guillemard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1890 |
Genre | : Voyages and travels |
ISBN | : |