Magellan
Pushkin Press · Print & ebook · January 10, 2012
A History pick for readers exploring Magellan.
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- Who it’s for
- Stefan Zweig pairs an explorer’s biography with the sweep of the Age of Discovery.
- Genres
- Adventurers & Explorers, Exploration & Discovery, Portuguese History
- Published
- Pushkin Press, January 10, 2012
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The Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (1480–1521) 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 era’s most daring adventurers.
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In typically flowing and elegant prose he takes us on a fascinating journey of discovery ourselves.
History in Motion
Stefan Zweig pairs an explorer’s biography with the sweep of the Age of Discovery.
Come here for
- A biography that brings the Age of Discovery to life
- Magellan’s place in the first voyage around the globe
Expect
- Flowing, elegant prose
- A sustained journey through a pivotal era of exploration
Where it sits
| Adventurers & Explorers | 87% |
|---|---|
| Portuguese History | 33% |
| Exploration & Discovery | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in History
- Spanish & Portuguese History
- Exploration & Discovery
- Authors
- Stefan Zweig, Cedar Paul, Eden Paul
- Publisher
- Pushkin Press
- Published
- January 10, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Lives in History